drowsiness
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Initial symptoms of meningitis include headache, fever, drowsiness and a stiff neck -- but those are symptoms of different illnesses and can hamper prompt diagnosis.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
The regular return of this device lends the album a vaguely narcotic quality, inducing unwanted drowsiness in the listener.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
But there’s no similarly straightforward metric for drowsiness, which makes it difficult for traffic safety enforcers and drivers alike to determine a fatigue cutoff.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2025
Additionally, they affect the central nervous system, often leading to fatigue and drowsiness, which impairs the quality of life of those affected.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
After lunch he felt the drowsiness of inactivity.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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