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insomnia

[in-som-nee-uh] / ɪnˈsɒm ni ə /


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Vitamin D deficiency has previously been associated with sleep problems including insomnia and more frequent nighttime awakenings.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Dozens of other patients described symptoms such as anxiety, acute stress and insomnia, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

In a small study on people with insomnia, when they were given a false negative sleep score, those individuals reported sleepiness and fatigue, as well as lower levels of alertness and clear thinking.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

"My parents blame me. I have insomnia and anxiety. I can't focus on work."

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Yet Elizebeth must have seen that his anxiety and insomnia were reaching unbearable levels.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

He contemplated the black immensity pierced by a multitude of lights, without giving a thought to all the heavy slumbers, cruel insomnias, vain dreams, spoilt pleasures, and infinitely diverse miseries that a great city contains.

From Penguin Island by Anatole France

They prattled of the dietary and idiosyncrasies of their several insomnias as though they had been so many exacting pet animals.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-18 by Various




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