nightmare
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The second group, called parasomnias, includes sleepwalking, nightmare disorder, and sleep terrors.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
At a rooftop party Tuesday night in Washington, D.C. sponsored by Kalshi, Republican strategist Alex Latcham said he laid out what he called one nightmare scenario for Republicans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Behind the scenes of crypto’s biggest nightmare: Last week, the founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange delivered a chilling warning that read like a tagline to a horror movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Elsewhere, singer Lily Allen dressed as every performer's worst nightmare, external - a Ticketmaster seating map covered in unsold blue concert tickets.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Ekon shook himself, brushing away the remnants of the nightmare like a cobweb.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
This finding may help explain why disorders such as sleepwalking, recurring nightmares, and sleep terrors can sometimes be accompanied by difficulties with mood, behavior, or emotional control.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
The following season, Ditka had revived the “Monsters of the Midway” with a defense that still gives quarterbacks nightmares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Having not once allowed himself to cry in prison, he now wept regularly and was having nightmares of still being behind bars.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
She said she had nightmares every night and didn’t think she’d feel safe in Berkeley again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
For, as if all the earth dragons were waking from nightmares, the grumbles became snarls and the sea began to bellow.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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