drowsiness

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Initial symptoms of meningitis include headache, fever, drowsiness and a stiff neck -- but those are symptoms of different illnesses and can hamper prompt diagnosis.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

In some people, these may be followed by drowsiness, altered consciousness, and pneumonia.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Sensors in the steering wheel and cabin will analyze a driver’s eye and head movements, as well as driving patterns, for signs of intoxication, drowsiness or other impairments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

But there’s no similarly straightforward metric for drowsiness, which makes it difficult for traffic safety enforcers and drivers alike to determine a fatigue cutoff.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2025

But as Aureliano’s hope abandoned him, she was becoming less visible, as if the light on her were fading away, until she sank into drowsiness.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez