asleep
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Tom Beatty, another resident, who is 55 and works in banking, faulted the committee’s leadership: “I believe they were asleep at the wheel and they were complacent.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
The first, known as dyssomnias, includes insomnia and sleep apnea, conditions that interfere with falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting sufficient restorative sleep.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
In Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell, Bernard is accidentally locked in his favourite London pub overnight after falling asleep in the men's toilets.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Then I’ll do a little bit of journaling and I’m asleep by 9:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
I must have fallen asleep, back in that other June, for when I opened my eyes the train had stopped.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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