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sleepless

[sleep-lis] / ˈslip lɪs /


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Sleepless in New York after Knicks make history.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Another more direct influence was the 2016 Polish film “All These Sleepless Nights,” a so-called docufiction about a friendship between two young men on the Warsaw party scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

Sleepless and anxious, Ms. Jones took a medical leave, then passed out and suffered a concussion.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Her chokehold on romance has resulted in numerous recognizable films like "Sleepless in Seattle" and the Oscar-nominated "When Harry Met Sally" but also dramas like "Prelude to a Kiss."

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

He knows something’s up, like when Feather could tell we were going to have that one, famous Pittsburgh tornado, and kept knocking Mom’s Sleepless in Seattle commemorative plates off the wall with his tail.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle




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