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sleep

[sleep] / slip /




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Much of his life now is spent at the screen, tracking hundreds of drones on only a few hours sleep.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

I also struggled over the agonising decision I'd made to put her to sleep, even though I knew it was the kindest thing for her.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

We’re all sitting at home sipping adaptogenic mushroom tonics, journaling our feelings and politely declining invitations to any event after 7 p.m. because we’d rather optimize our sleep scores than take a tequila shot.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

This mistake won’t cost you money, but it can cost you sleep.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Indeed by Beje standards it was enormous; for the first few nights the ceiling seemed so far overhead that I could not sleep.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

State courts have repeatedly ruled that there is no single way to determine where someone lives, and judges must consider multiple factors, such as where a voter sleeps or stores personal belongings.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

He sleeps more easily now, but sometimes the harrowing moments he experienced underground wake him.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

She then sleeps with her feet and ankles on it.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

“Now I can look forward to ruining my sleep schedule, chugging iced Americanos, and screaming at the TV at 3 a.m. for a country I don’t live in while our national team sleeps peacefully.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

What kind of grown woman sits on the floor, sleeps on the floor?

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

In April, after another cramped train ride, he slept at the station the night before a six-hour exam.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

At Narita, sleeping bags piled up as passengers slept all over the terminal, with massive lines forming for check-in across the airport.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Ginger and white cat Fruitcake slept on top of my sleeping bag, with my legs tucked inside.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

She is travelling with three teenagers, and said her daughter, who is autistic, had "struggled enormously" with replacement clothes, and had "barely slept because she is unable to tolerate the alternatives".

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

We slept all through the rest of that day, and through the night.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Footage shows officers from the force's tactical unit gently resting a ladder against the roof of a back porch, with an officer then grabbing the man while he was sleeping.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The night before the run, Mehta took a five-hour train journey to a sweltering, remote location for the test, sleeping in an open field.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Users on social media said that airport staff handed out free water, food and sleeping bags.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

I was still sleeping, but he would be up every day wanting to create and work.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Betsie had long since moved into Tante Jans’s little sleeping cubicle where she would be nearer the kitchen and the doorbell.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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