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sleeping
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Pricing varies dramatically depending on accommodation type, from sleeping-bag spaces to luxury suites.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026 -
Most of the rest are up for adoption, including two 1-year-old Göttingen minipigs — named Barrigan and Mulligan — sleeping near Amber and who were sent to the network by a Kansas City area testing lab after being used in research.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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“Lying (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lying%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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