sleeping

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At that time, there was only one boat a month, and the journey took up to six days without any air conditioning, while passengers today can pay for more comfortable sleeping cabins.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"You know, hanging about upside down, you've nothing to do, in fact sleeping most of the time," he said.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Calls to regulate the sector are being backed by medical professionals, researchers and families whose babies died under the care of individuals who placed them in unsafe sleeping positions.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

So, I would spend summers being bussed out or sleeping out at cousins and grandparents and aunts and uncles’ houses to work on the farm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

My eyelids felt scratchy but my brain was still going about a thousand miles an hour, and I knew that sleeping wasn’t in the cards for the night.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin