slumber
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That includes my first wilderness campsite near Ford Point, where a several-thousand-pound elephant seal roused me from slumber with its jarring bark.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
BERLIN—A mammoth economic stimulus passed last year in Germany was meant to jolt the country—and Europe—out of its economic slumber.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Looking at its daily chart this has lagged the energy complex since last December but I believe it will come out of its slumber shortly.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Nvidia’s stock has awakened from its slumber, clocking its seventh consecutive day of gains.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
I close my eyes for a moment and then it’s as if I’ve woken from the deepest slumber, as if someone has extricated me from granite.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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