extra sleep
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While many will welcome the extra sleep, others may have hoped we’d have seen an end to this twice-annual clock changing practice by now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
He drinks a lot of water on the plane, too—though he skips the meal if doing so means extra sleep time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
They got an average of 24 minutes extra "sleep and rest" and spent an additional 15 minutes on things such as exercise, compared with people who worked away from their homes.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
Some players slept in their practice gear to get a few minutes’ extra sleep.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
A little extra sleep then would give him more energy for his midnight flights with Tiamat.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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