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sleepy

[slee-pee] / ˈsli pi /


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But with nearly half of the roster sidelined because of injuries or resting, Adou Thiero at least tried to inject some life into a sleepy preseason back-to-back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The 2.4-gigawatt Rooppur nuclear plant, a $13-billion project more than a decade in the making, has transformed the once sleepy nearby village of the same name, bringing Russian workers, new businesses and jobs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

By the 13th day of using the oil, participants said they felt less sleepy after waking and more recovered from fatigue compared with periods when they used the unscented control.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

While the main section of the fair is comparatively sleepy, there are still surprises here and there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Luckily she was too sleepy to give me much of a hard time.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

After next week, deal flow may slow during the usually sleepier months of July and August and pick back up again after Labor Day.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

As a shopping event, the day itself is sleepier, and the deals are available much longer.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025

With sleep compression, you can also stop, or reverse course and extend time in bed again, if you start to feel sleepier during the day.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2025

While December remains a sleepier month for new book releases than other times of the year, December 2024 offers quite a few terrific titles, so many that it was difficult to choose among them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2024

But as she was sleepier than any of them—she’d been rubbing her eyes for an hour—she consented to adjourn the meeting.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

"It is fair to say that this connection, prior to the war in Ukraine, was one of the sleepiest links between North Korea and its two neighbours," said Cha.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Time of day factors in because of our biological clocks; we’re sleepiest late at night and early in the morning.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2025

You may feel like this house will never significantly increase in value, but even the sleepiest of neighborhoods have a habit of surprising you with their transformation.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2025

But if you do vote — especially in the sleepiest, least sexy elections imaginable, like this midterm primary in Massachusetts — Stinnett is certain politicians will start to pay attention to what you care about.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2018

Finally Dragon, protesting with only the sleepiest of whines, was picked up and deposited on the back porch.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien


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