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sleeping

adjective as in dormant

adjective as in asleep

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That night they begin to breach the domestic space, most terrifyingly by flying down the chimney of the Hockens’ cottage and attacking their sleeping children.

Brueckner is now sleeping in a tent in a park in the northern city of Kiel, according to Der Spiegel magazine, with two police officers constantly protecting him from "possible attacks by the public".

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"My daughter stopped sleeping. She stopped eating," she said.

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The report included a description of pregnant women sleeping on cell floors, one detainee being told to “just drink water” when needing medical support, and another miscarrying alone after days of bleeding.

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When Nancy and Ana arrived, I explained to the young girl that Mrs. Waitschies was sleeping, and she might not know anyone was present.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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