napping
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“With Finch, I improved most with eating, napping, and taking breaks. I was excited to check things off—and felt guilty when I didn’t.”
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
To get airport transportation running normally again, the Lobito company hired a worker whose sole job is to physically check beneath parked buses for napping iguanas before drivers start their engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The boy was supposed to be napping but escaped his parents' supervision for at least 45 minutes, and climbed into the car.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
I’m surprised Rubio didn’t trot out after the cameras caught Trump napping to testify that he’s never seen him asleep.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
When it was cool enough, we’d sit out there after dinner, but usually Grampa liked sitting in the living room in his big wing-back chair napping or reading the paper.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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