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sleeping

[slee-ping] / ˈsli pɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
asleep
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But with such footballing royalty back in the big time, where can you find Europe's current sleeping giants?

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Some of those waiting may benefit from non-medical support, advice about sleeping better or getting more physical exercise, for example.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But if I were sleeping, I, of course, wouldn’t be tracking.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The past is never dead, perhaps, but if it’s only sleeping, sentences like this won’t wake it up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

That night I dreamed, half awake, half sleeping.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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