supine
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A more-surreal homage by Rivera from 1952 lies in leafy Chapultepec Park: a 100-foot-long tiled statue of Tláloc, the Aztec god of rain, lying supine in a pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Walker emphasized the position of her body when authorities found it, supine below the staircase with her right foot splayed on a lower stair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
John Ryley said broadcasters had become "supine", "incurious" and "compliant" when it comes to the Royal Family.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023
Once supine, I experienced the unique and briefly frightening sensation that my ears were traveling up very fast in an elevator while the rest of my body fell gently toward Earth.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
The thud of Ignatius’ fall had attracted Miss Trixie from the ladies’ room; she came around the files and tripped on the mountain of supine flesh.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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