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sleepless

[sleep-lis] / ˈslip lɪs /


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Passengers touching down at airports in Australia, France, Germany, India, Russia, Taiwan and beyond told of sleepless nights and days-long ordeals to get out of the Middle East when war erupted.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

They simply show that a disciplined, diversified approach offers something rare in investing: higher odds of success with fewer sleepless nights.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

But it is the opposite scenario—losing the AI race—that is giving them more sleepless nights these days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Perhaps no one in Los Angeles is as driven to win as Cronin, who has mused about sleepless nights and the miserable existence associated with losing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

At the graveside, at the funeral supper, all the sleepless night.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison