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Coffey’s 17th-minute goal was her third in the last five games for the U.S., and Hutton’s, a head nod off a corner kick in the 36th minute, was her first for the U.S. senior team.
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Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 3 July 2025
One night, a police officer saw McCollum nodding off in the corner of the train.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 1 July 2025
The juror, a middle-aged Black woman, seemed to nod off around 11:30 a.m. as Dr. Dawn Hughes testified.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
All-night session in House of Representatives committees result in at least three members being caught on camera nodding off.
—The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
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Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 3 July 2025
One night, a police officer saw McCollum nodding off in the corner of the train.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 1 July 2025
The juror, a middle-aged Black woman, seemed to nod off around 11:30 a.m. as Dr. Dawn Hughes testified.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
All-night session in House of Representatives committees result in at least three members being caught on camera nodding off.
—The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
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“Nod off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nod%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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