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slumber

[sluhm-ber] / ˈslʌm bər /


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That includes my first wilderness campsite near Ford Point, where a several-thousand-pound elephant seal roused me from slumber with its jarring bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“Mobilize,” written with the assistance of Madeline Hart, a strategist at Palantir, intends to jolt us out of our national-security slumber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Looking at its daily chart this has lagged the energy complex since last December but I believe it will come out of its slumber shortly.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Nvidia’s stock has awakened from its slumber, clocking its seventh consecutive day of gains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

It was just a creepy story, the kind you told while you were roasting marshmallows or huddled together at a slumber party.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis




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