nightmare
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“We’ve got a plane full of cranky passengers.... We have a few crying babies. We have a bit of a nightmare situation going on here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
What was supposed to be a night of celebration for her and husband Jake's 10th wedding anniversary, turned into a nightmare.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Depp takes him through the book’s calvary of the spirit, one ghost at a time, director West’s manipulation of the journey’s horror dragging us far into Scrooge’s nightmare epiphanies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
The second group, called parasomnias, includes sleepwalking, nightmare disorder, and sleep terrors.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
What became known as the “residency question” was a logistic nightmare.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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
A new settlement over forever chemicals is bringing more certainty that the manufacturer’s litigation nightmares are over.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Another woman in a light blue shirt said she had nightmares for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 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
Even in the safety of her bunk at camp, she’d had horrible nightmares.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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