deep sleep
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Following Miller’s first house call, Sugar spent the rest of the day in a deep sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The findings suggest that dream experiences may help preserve the feeling of deep sleep even as the body's biological need for sleep declines.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
During a typical night, the brain cycles repeatedly through deep sleep and REM sleep.
From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026
She’s not always able to pull off deep sleep, but as she puts it: “I have 13 years of practice.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
In the early night Frodo woke from deep sleep, suddenly, as if some sound or presence had disturbed him.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
