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sleeper

[slee-per] / ˈsli pər /


NOUN
late bloomer
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Sleeper cells are active inside the camps and weapons have been confiscated during searches by Kurdish and U.S. forces, according to camp administrators, Kurdish counterterrorism and military officials, U.N. investigators and interviews with detainees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Return trains will run on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, European Sleeper said.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Caledonian Sleeper trains are affected, with services between Glasgow, Edinburgh and London cancelled, while services between Aberdeen, Fort William, Inverness and London have been diverted.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Sleeper contestants, come-from-behind resurgences, dark horse “growth arcs” are my favorite things on reality TV, and I had a feeling about Savannah from jump.

From Salon • May 22, 2024

And then there was the fact that the Sleeper knew her mom—and Mini’s family.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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