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sleep

[sleep] / slip /




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League commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t sleep in a van outside your house and ring the doorbell at 5 a.m. with an oversized, ceremonial check.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

She’d alerted White House medical staff after one especially disrupted sleep, she says, and trusted her husband would be examined and treated—but the issues persisted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The staff worked late nights and with little sleep to get the loan through in a matter of weeks, the source said.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Higher urinary levels during sleep were interpreted as a sign of greater repair activity.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

The dogs exploded into noise again when she ran away, then we settled back to watching the fire until sleep took us.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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