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as in naps
to sleep lightly or briefly
slumbering restlessly in the tropical heat
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Everybody bleeds, everybody sleeps, and, yes, everybody poops.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Mauricio Umansky, of The Agency, a global luxury real estate agency, has a finger on the pulse of the city that never sleeps.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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This carrier has been a lifesaver with our five-month-old daughter, who naps almost exclusively in it.—
The Editors,
Outside,
28 Aug. 2025
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The belief that the Maduro episode could be replicated in Iran also rests on a misleading comparison.—
Sanam Vakil,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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But according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the post-raid landscape, that assumption rests on dangerously fragile ground.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Slumbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumbers. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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