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sleepless

[sleep-lis] / ˈslip lɪs /


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Another more direct influence was the 2016 Polish film “All These Sleepless Nights,” a so-called docufiction about a friendship between two young men on the Warsaw party scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

Sleepless and anxious, Ms. Jones took a medical leave, then passed out and suffered a concussion.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Meg Ryan, the actor who charmed audiences in "Sleepless in Seattle," "When Harry Met Sally" and "You've Got Mail," is returning to the big screen in a romantic comedy she also wrote, directed and produced.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023

Take for example "Sleepless in Seattle," where Meg Ryan's Annie is reminded of the grim percentage.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022

And the terror of the Sleepless Dead lies about the Hill of Erech and all places where that people lingered.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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