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Won Young Lee, a behavioral ecologist at the Korea Polar Research Institute, was doing fieldwork in Antarctica in 2014 when he first noticed penguins nodding off.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023

Taubman reinforced its believability by nodding off at a pivotal moment in the trial.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2023

The last thing he remembered before nodding off, according to the report, was getting on the freeway from State Route 91.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

By the end of the line, many who remained on board were noticeably older — nodding off, gazing out the window, stretching their shoulders.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2023

I keep nodding off and then jerking awake with a start.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman




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