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sleepy

[slee-pee] / ˈsli pi /


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The Post likened him to Ichabod Crane, the fictional schoolmaster in the Washington Irving short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

He was an uncredited writer on "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" and Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow".

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

Just because Sleepy Hollow is featured in a book, it absolutely has a haunting little history of its own to share with you that goes beyond the page.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Such was the case with an ingredient in Sleepy Chocolate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Jon did not intend to be remembered as Sleepy Jon Snow.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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