sleeping

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His band quickly took control of a federal armory and rifle factory in the sleeping town of Harpers Ferry.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Amelia and her partner take it in turns to stay in their son's room, with the other parent sleeping at Ronald McDonald House which provides accommodation for families.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“Some are sleeping in their cars, selling their blood and plasma.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

She has been sleeping on a mattress on a classroom floor for months after fleeing her now destroyed border village after the previous hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah erupted.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

My eyelids felt scratchy but my brain was still going about a thousand miles an hour, and I knew that sleeping wasn’t in the cards for the night.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin