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fall asleep



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As a result, patients fall asleep without warning during the day, lose muscle control and hallucinate while nearly asleep.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Hot nights can make it harder to fall asleep, increase waking during the night and leave people feeling less rested the next day.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

At first, his pregnant wife was scared he might fall asleep at the wheel.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

When you hold your loved one’s hand as they fall asleep and die right in front of you, it stays with you.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

“But it happened. Because you weren’t careful. I don’t know why you thought it would be a good idea to fall asleep down there.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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