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"This pattern is biologically plausible: experimental studies have shown that interrupting prolonged sitting with short bouts of activity can improve metabolic responses compared with uninterrupted sitting."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Underlying stress about the attacks and the winter ahead has lately prompted bouts of insomnia until 4 a.m., while sleep deprivation has made work more difficult for her this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

When bouts of dissociation started to become par for the course, wearing hardware reminded me I was in a body on planet Earth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

At this point, investors have grown accustomed to brief bouts of volatility — spurred by tariffs, the war with Iran or creeping worries about the payoff on artificial-intelligence-related investments.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Then they made room for wrestling—grinding bouts that Seareach won, pinning the strongest men; then the broadjump; first place went to Seabelt; Sparwood gave the discus the mightiest fling, and Prince Laodamas outboxed them all.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer