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slumber

[sluhm-ber] / ˈslʌm bər /


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The S&P 500 index is showing signs of coming out of its recent slumber, and most of the signals coming out of the options market are saying a big rally may be imminent.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

“There was an incredible outpouring of support from all over Southern California, and we served hundreds of impacted families,” said Mathers, who wore a shirt at the slumber party emblazoned with “Camp Counselor.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

But in the 1985 novel told from his point of view, he’s reborn as a rock star, emerging from a long, depressive slumber just in time to seduce the MTV generation.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

The clinical standard for measuring slumber is an in-lab overnight study, or a polysomnogram.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Sir Fig Newton woke from his slumber and sat up in my lap.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

As the sun still slumbers early Monday, patches of dense fog are cloaking parts of Puget Sound and the southwest interior, including areas in and around Tacoma, Bellevue, Seattle and Bremerton.

From Seattle Times Oct. 16, 2023

As his successor Major Burns continues in the role, it is unclear how often his daily performance will be waking a monarch from his slumbers.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2022

The new Man in Black is actually a host version of William controlled by Charlotte, while the genuine article slumbers in cryosleep.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2022

Ground squirrels don’t waste away during Jack Frost’s tenure—they manage to build muscle at the end of their winter slumbers, even with no fuel from food.

From Science Magazine Jan. 26, 2022

On a Saturday morning in late 1949, he called an urgent staff meeting to outline the concept, unnerving not a few staff members roused from their slumbers by the unexpected weekend alert.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Hundreds of older people slumbered on thin mats on the hard lobby floor at a community centre in Uki city.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The resulting slow leak happened while we slumbered.

From Seattle Times Jun. 26, 2023

While RSV and influenza slumbered these past few years, society was learning an unprecedented amount about their behavior and the effect public health actions have on them.

From Slate Dec. 5, 2022

One could imagine that some reptilian alien slumbered away the eons here while traveling to the Solar System.

From Science Magazine Feb. 6, 2020

Katz slumbered heavily on, an arm flung over his forehead, his mouth a great open hole.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Treasury debt is a slumbering giant that is starting to stir.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

My dining table is cluttered with mail, yet-to-be-shipped jars of homemade jam and, more often than not, an enormous, slumbering pile of Maine Coon.

From Salon Nov. 1, 2025

"The border with Lithuania is in 30 minutes," the assistant shouted to rouse slumbering passengers.

From Barron's Oct. 29, 2025

“A Minecraft Movie” injected some much-needed life into the slumbering box office with a record-breaking $157-million domestic opening and $144 million overseas.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2025

She quit rocking, just stared at his slumbering face.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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