drowsiness

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Smout urged everyone to be alert to the signs and symptoms of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, which can include a fever, headache, rapid breathing, drowsiness, shivering, vomiting and cold hands and feet.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

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

The regular return of this device lends the album a vaguely narcotic quality, inducing unwanted drowsiness in the listener.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

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

Something like paternal pride pushed away Henry’s drowsiness.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez