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resting

adjective as in situated

adjective as in inactive

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Billups—identified in this indictment only as “Co-Conspirator 8”—allegedly told a fellow participant in the Vegas game that the Blazers intended to “tank” a 2023 game against the Chicago Bulls by resting top players.

Sometimes, the feds couldn’t either: One informant, resting his legs on the desk of mob boss Joey Merlino, had the wire to the wiretap hanging from the bottom of his pants leg.

When resting, it appears as a small white nub between their eyes, but when raised, it becomes a hooked, barbed organ covered in teeth.

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"That's international rugby, there's a lot of resting and reviewing and planning. I'll be working during those times, where over the last few years it would have been a bit quieter."

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Arctic seals depend on sea ice for breeding, resting and feeding, and its loss puts their survival at risk.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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