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Recent Examples of lie upOnce beckoned, females lay up to 400 eggs at a time.—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025 Female tortoises typically lay up to 20 billiard-ball-sized eggs at a time, according to the Philadelphia Zoo.—Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025 Very little tops Taormina, the home to ancient Greek ruins that lie up a majestic hill.—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 Salmon lay up to 5,000 eggs, with only about two surviving their entire life cycle.—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024 While the draining of reservoirs let loose heavy loads of sediment, there are also areas where piles of sand, gravel and clay lie up to 15 feet deep beside tributary streams.—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024 In that time, female cicadas lay up to 400 eggs, which start in tress then drop to the ground and burrow in for their long wait.—USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024 In fact, a 2022 survey found that Americans, on average, lie up to four times a day.—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 29 June 2023
With dogs sleeping on average 12 to 14 hours a day, owners likely have stopped and admired their ability to snooze, especially as some canines twitch during a dream.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Children who sleep on their parents’ graves.
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Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Still, Demi Moore never rests on her style laurels.
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
The visible-light photo, taken by one of Maxar Technologies' WorldView Legion satellites orbiting at an altitude of 312 miles (518 kilometers), shows what appears to be a fleet of fighter jets resting on the ramp adjacent to the runway surrounded by brown, arid soil.
Seated in front of Smith, Sanders nodded emphatically and occasionally clapped as Smith laid out his talking points.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Mack has been one of the better pass rushers in the league, securing four All-Pro nods, nine Pro Bowl nods, and a Defensive Player of the Year win in 2016.
At the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony in early September, Scott Glenn was nominated for an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Emmy, which went to Shawn Hatosy for his turn in the HBO/HBO Max series The Pitt.
Though his record was overtaken, Maru maintained a devoted following on his channel, Mugumogu — with nearly 900,000 subscribers — where curious minds will find clips of Maru napping, wearing costumes, and routinely diving into cardboard boxes.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Time your packing – Box up belongings while your pup is on a walk or napping.
So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.
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Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
In yet another post showing the dog — which appears to be a miniature dachshund — dozing on a rug by a fireplace, Evans revealed that her name is Lala.
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