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slumber

[sluhm-ber] / ˈslʌm bər /


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Then Ryan Christie scored and it stirred, only to fall into a slumber again.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It offered a unique experience recently: a slumber party with cats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

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

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

Since my friends were now living within a few feet of me, we could hang out all day and eat dinner with my parents at night, kind of like an endless slumber party.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Sunderland woke from their first-half slumbers, detected the growing anxiety around the stadium, and a sense of inevitability accompanied a thunderous 80th-minute equaliser from Brian Brobbey.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

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

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

“If the screaming did not disturb the slumbers of Pasadena, it’s one of the larger miracles,” wrote Charles Champlin in The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022

What slumbers in the heart, slumbers in the stone.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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

Parts of him that had long slumbered were waking up.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025

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

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

That seemed to wake the slumbering Ducks, with Gauthier getting his second score of the game on a power play 37 seconds later, giving him a team-high 40 goals for the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

From his enthusiastic dancing dad and slumbering grandma to the overly productive frybread vendor, each character is deftly rendered with a familiar and affectionate warmth.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025

Here, her body was tense, trying to avoid inching too close to Shae’s slumbering form.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo


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