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sleepwalking

[sleep-waw-king] / ˈslipˌwɔ kɪŋ /


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They’re not just scuffling, they’re sleepwalking, this team that previously had a .773 OPS through the end of July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Baroness Sheehan, the committee chair, said: "England is at risk of sleepwalking into serious water scarcity if the government does not act now to safeguard the water system."

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

“People are kind of sleepwalking into disaster,” Nestler said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

On a never-ending feed we watch the cute and profane, sleepwalking toward an emotional state beyond shock as entertainment: the banality of passive consumption.

From Slate ● May 12, 2026

Granny gave me fuller meals and made me take naps in the afternoon and gradually my sleepwalking passed.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright



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