sleep
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"We're in an emergency situation," he says, adding he is surviving on a few hours sleep a night while orchestrating the response.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The FDA approved the first drug to treat a root cause of narcolepsy, which could help other sleep conditions as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Current approaches to sleep problems, including medication and behavioral therapy, may cause side effects or may not directly address the underlying factors that interfere with REM sleep.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
One especially noteworthy moment in the 23-minute segment came when Tapper asked if Miller had held his daughter’s blue bunny — which she needs to sleep — hostage.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
And on a seven-hour run with a heavy load it is necessary to stop and rest the dogs, let them sleep for a couple of hours and feed them, so that adds still more.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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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
He sleeps more easily now, but sometimes the harrowing moments he experienced underground wake him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
She then sleeps with her feet and ankles on it.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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
What kind of grown woman sits on the floor, sleeps on the floor?
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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In dirty t-shirts and flimsy sandals, hundreds of unaccompanied minors slept outdoors in a disused industrial park in Ceuta after swimming to the Spanish territory from Morocco, AFP saw Saturday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Participants who maintained regular daily routines tended to experience less pain and depression, regardless of how well they slept.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
At night, the guys slept in our bed — Cosmo at our feet, Hook right between Delilah and me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
And it echoes something sleep historians have long noted: in pre-industrial times before artificial lighting, humans often slept in two blocks.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
She was just sitting in her favorite spot, on top of the plastic hutch where she slept.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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Children sleeping rough were relying on charities and local residents for food and other basic supplies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Existing drugs manage patients’ symptoms—notably excessive daytime sleepiness and difficulty sleeping at night—rather than the cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Humidity levels will fall too, which should cool down homes and make nights more comfortable for sleeping.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In the front yard, a new-looking sleeping bag, which Galicia said was freshly used, lay cast aside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Betsie had long since moved into Tante Jans’s little sleeping cubicle where she would be nearer the kitchen and the doorbell.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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