sleeper
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“The sleeper pick here is Richard Gadd, who benefits from his show airing later in the cycle,” says Trey Mangum.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"This suggests that dreaming may reshape how brain activity is interpreted by the sleeper: the more immersive the dream, the deeper the sleep feels."
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
“Sinners” became a sleeper hit after its release in April, one of those increasingly rare films to combine both critical and box office success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
“This was a sleeper issue that people did not pay much attention to before the pandemic. Then things got extremely intense,” Saver said.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026
He was as still as a sleeper but his eyes were open in the dark, and Sarai thought again how he was as much a ruin as he was a man.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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