drowsy
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As we emerge from the drowsy holidays with aspirations of being fitter and more productive, one social-media trend jumps out: How about waking up everyday at 5 a.m.?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Legislation could help to penalize drowsy driving—the only form of legal impaired driving—though enforcement would be difficult.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2025
Elijah Shemwell died on 5 January 2022, three days after he was found pale, limp and drowsy at his mother's home in Belper, Derbyshire.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024
What initially seems like seduction begins to feel like sedation, and the movie nearly loses itself in its drowsy rhythm.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
Only then, with the captain well fed and drowsy by the crackling fire, did Madame Babushkinov casually mention that there had been news, such wonderful news, nothing short of a miracle!
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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