What does it mean to live life in constant motion?

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Heidi L

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Does it mean that the person is living a "busy" life?
 

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That seems like a reasonable understanding of an unusual sentence, yes. It suggests that the person never sits still.
 

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In what context did you find the phrase, Heidi?
 

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In what context did you find the phrase, Heidi?
Award-winning financial journalist, one-time television anchor and accomplished author, Betty Liu seems to live life in constant motion.
 

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Award-winning financial journalist, one-time television anchor and accomplished author, Betty Liu seems to live life in constant motion.

Is that your sentence?
 

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No, they were from an English-teaching magazine here in Taiwan - Studio Classroom.
 

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Can you tell me which word can be deleted?
 

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An award-winning financial journalist, one-time television anchor, and accomplished author, Betty Liu seems to live life in constant motion.

She never rests.
 

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No. Seems.

An award-winning financial journalist, one-time television anchor, and best-selling author, Betty Liu lives life in constant motion.
 

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I think that if you use the comma (before Betty Liu) you need the An.
 
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