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insomnia

[in-som-nee-uh] / ɪnˈsɒm ni ə /


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Patel called the Nature paper “an important study” because the participants were actively experiencing medical conditions that can affect sleep, such as insomnia, and said “we need more” research on how wearables affect irregular sleepers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Woods checked into rehab shortly after that incident, saying his efforts to manage insomnia and pain from his staggering number of back surgeries on his own was a mistake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

They examined five years of medical records for adults with chronic insomnia whose records showed melatonin use for more than a year.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

As her mental health declined, she sought care from doctors and was prescribed varying cocktails of medications over several months for depression and insomnia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Like her father, she also suffered from bouts of insomnia and anxiety.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

He contemplated the black immensity pierced by a multitude of lights, without giving a thought to all the heavy slumbers, cruel insomnias, vain dreams, spoilt pleasures, and infinitely diverse miseries that a great city contains.

From Penguin Island by Anatole France

They prattled of the dietary and idiosyncrasies of their several insomnias as though they had been so many exacting pet animals.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-18 by Various


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