napping
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Technically, I was exercising with the napping ladies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
One owl was found napping – in an antiques store.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
Jamison Gibson-Park's quick thinking caught England napping, before tries by wingers Robert Baloucoune and Tommy O'Brien.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
During the staged wedding sequence, I saw myself in the tired child napping over two chairs, waiting for the adults to wind down the party so I could go home to my own bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
A couple of times, I’d noticed him napping, his glasses askew from using his backpack as a pillow.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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