sleeping

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Both types of mice were exposed either to normal sleeping conditions with room air or to conditions designed to mimic sleep apnea.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

As a kid I had a lot of trouble sleeping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"She was sleeping with an eye mask on, and ear plugs so had not heard what had happened either."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The court heard the men resorted to a "secret rota" of sleeping in shifts and eating animals from the vessel's catch in order to survive.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

There was one raging now as the women sleeping nearest the windows slammed them shut against the cold.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom