fitful
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My entry into the world of wearable fitness, as with much new technology, was grudging, fitful and ultimately all consuming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
As treatment progresses, if the once fitful sleeper finds they’re sleeping longer and more easily, they extend their time in bed to match their newfound sleep ability.
From Slate • Jul. 19, 2025
Gabelli and others are eager for a new chapter, but the Skydance deal has turned into a fitful slog.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
In the years since it first drew media attention, private backers of the project, known as +Pool, have seen fitful progress collide with regulatory barriers.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Grandpa drifted into a fitful sleep, then waked with a start about two-thirty and between gasps for breath went to raging at something or somebody, all the time pulling at his whiskers.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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