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asleep

[uh-sleep] / əˈslip /


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Asleep at last, the “wild tornado” of her siblings finally rests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Twin Atlantic's latest track, Asleep, is out now.

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024

When Danny was very small, we used to say he had three settings: High, Asleep and Watching a Movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2022

Like her idiosyncratic fashion sense, Eilish’s hugely successful first album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” from 2019, struck a careful balance between expression and obfuscation.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021

Asleep or awake, working or eating, indoors or out of doors, in the bath or in bed—no escape.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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