sleep-inducing

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In terms of treatment, Janda is currently working on a vaccine to block xylazine’s sleep-inducing effects.

From Slate • May 12, 2024

I'm a history professor who writes sleep-inducing books and articles weighed down by pages of footnotes.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2022

Cinco de Mayo has staged some major promotions over the years, including De La Hoya’s loss to Mayweather and Mayweather’s sleep-inducing win over Manny Pacquiao.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2022

"Since both of these compounds play an important role in regulating sleep, it seems quite logical that tryptophan has always been fingered as the sleep-inducing culprit behind the Thanksgiving Day nap."

From Fox News • Nov. 24, 2021

He clasped his hands upon his hat, which lay on his knee, and, leaning back, presently began to snore gently and regularly - a peaceful, sleep-inducing sound, and an excellent example. 

From In Kedar's Tents by Merriman, Henry Seton