sleeper
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Despite being a light sleeper, she did not hear anything during the night and said the thieves appeared to be "very quiet".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The sleeper race for Democrats is Kansas, which last elected a Democratic senator in 1932, the longest streak for either party in any state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
If you’re in the mood for a thriller: Hulu’s sleeper hit Furious—which just wrapped up its first season—stars a trio of knockout performances, but one of its stars towers above the rest.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Brennan’s head, Michael Waldman, called it “the sleeper issue of 2026,” and it “may be bigger than I realized.”
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
We were outside the city—there was nothing but a truck stop and red sand stretching out in all directions—so we ate Cheetos and played Mario Kart in the sleeper.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress company.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
For back sleepers, some manufacturers advertise a pillow with a dip in the middle that is raised at the sides.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Patel called the Nature paper “an important study” because the participants were actively experiencing medical conditions that can affect sleep, such as insomnia, and said “we need more” research on how wearables affect irregular sleepers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"Our study suggests there may be different biological pathways between long and short sleepers that lead to the same outcome, late-life depression, and we shouldn't treat them the same way."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Before the train has even stopped, I drop to the gravel and stride toward the sleepers.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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