hangover

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After last year's tumultuous win, which gave the 36-year-old the career Grand Slam at the 11th attempt, there was a discernible hangover in the majors that followed.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"I do a really nice roast chicken. I love doing a spread of tacos and salads… but the best hangover cure's a proper English breakfast. That'll get me right in the morning."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In these tough times, some discount chains have been thriving, but California’s Grocery Outlet has been closing stores as it tries to remedy a hangover of overexpansion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

In this regard, Mr. Rachel’s book exemplifies what the French controversialist Renaud Camus calls the second career of Adolf Hitler: the long hangover of inexplicable catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

You could say they were a sort of hangover from those talks in our dorm after lights out.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro