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"She was in a wheelchair... Her head was down. Apparently the illness started getting to her," Cenet said.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

DeVaux said she celebrated with family late Saturday night, eventually getting to sleep at 1:30 a.m. and allowing herself to “sleep in a bit,” not rising until a whole four hours later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

They’re not sitting down with 15 vendors and getting to know the vendors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The 23-year-old fell to the ground following a collision with Wolves defender Hugo Bueno and, after initially getting to his feet, went down again.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It’s late and I’m in bed, but I am not having much luck getting to sleep.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée