fall asleep
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Insomnia affects millions of people and can make it difficult to fall asleep, remain asleep throughout the night, or wake up feeling rested.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
When we are together, I’ll fall asleep earlier between like 11 p.m. and midnight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
His strategy for staying calm was simple: "Stick my earphones in, listen to music and try to fall asleep."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Thatcher’s warbly voice hangs in the air; tales of the Leatherman and lost daughters spinning around your brain as you try to fall asleep.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
I fall asleep, only to be chased in my nightmares by a screaming Mrs. Kluck riding her ice cream machine like a horse.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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