slumbering
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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
Shortly before 01:00 BST on 16 October, the slumbering streets of Benwell were rent by the roar of an enormous explosion.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
My mother turned from a foggy log into a slumbering, middle-aged woman, her mouth slightly open and a snore raveling from her throat.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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