sleep
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The one who can knock back a double espresso or even an energy drink in the evening and still drift off to sleep an hour or so later.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The rules for platforms would include a ban on addictive features, so-called endless scrolling, and push notifications while children sleep, as the bloc steps up efforts to protect minors online.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Why then can some people drink coffee before bed and sleep like a baby, while others lie awake staring at the ceiling?
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The adage that caffeine stunts growth stems from the chemical interrupting sleep, which actually can interfere with growth, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It’s a beginner piece that I could play in my sleep, but it’s also a calming melody that always puts my mind at ease.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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
She now sleeps in a plaza near where he worked.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Don’t desert us,” said Dwight Gaines, 65, who usually sleeps in an encampment across from the now-shuttered post office on 7th Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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
He still sleeps most of the time, and when he wakes up it is because of a dream, a nightmare.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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The oligarch paid to rent out one of the private islands, where a reception was held and where guests slept.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
My dad drove me to rehearsals and slept in the car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Said Smith: “I had slept eight to 10 hours, so once we landed, I was able to rock and roll.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Researchers found that the people told they'd slept badly reported feeling more fatigued, and were less mentally alert - even though the sleep scores were all fake.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Over the next six days, his mom only slept and wept.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Hours later she told the BBC that they had heard a loud commotion and then realised it was a fire when they saw smoke emerging from the unit where the babies were sleeping.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“We have so much on our plates all the time. Your brain never stops, even when you’re sleeping, it never stops,” Thompson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Because the device samples hormones from the skin, participants were able to continue with their usual activities, including sleeping at night, while researchers collected detailed hormone data.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Some 7-10 workers squeeze into tiny rooms, sleeping and cooking in the same cramped space while paying little more than five dollars a month each.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Aunt Melissa was kind enough to donate her basement furniture, so Dad will be sleeping on the sofa-bed in the second bedroom.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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