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treadmill

[tred-mil] / ˈtrɛdˌmɪl /


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From my treadmill desk, I attend “Overwhelmed and Burnt Out,” also known as “Burnout Circle,” a 45-minute Zoom meeting led by a Good Inside counselor.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

To allay concerns about his age, Lula has released videos of him lifting weights, using a treadmill and sprinting to meetings.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

They were asked to do supervised, brisk-walking exercise sessions on a treadmill for 40 minutes a day, five times a week for three months.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The pattern holds whether scientists are testing how fast lizards run on a treadmill, measuring how sharks swim in the ocean, or tracking how quickly bacterial cells divide.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

I usually got a little exercise while logged into the OASIS, by engaging in physical combat or running around the virtual landscape on my treadmill.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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