lying down

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Each participant wore an accelerometer on their wrist for seven days, allowing researchers to track both step count and sedentary time, defined as time spent sitting or lying down while awake.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Trial lawyers are doing the equivalent of lying down in the street to block her reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"I did my homework and got told that if no one is lying down, then I can hit it under the wall. I tried it and it worked out," the Hungarian said.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Sarah, who is lying down just a few mats away from me, started coming to this class about a year ago.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

The jolt did not seem as severe this time, but Jonathan thought that might be because he was lying down.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret