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sleepwalking

[sleep-waw-king] / ˈslipˌwɔ kɪŋ /


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“People are kind of sleepwalking into disaster,” Nestler said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

On a never-ending feed we watch the cute and profane, sleepwalking toward an emotional state beyond shock as entertainment: the banality of passive consumption.

From Slate May 12, 2026

More recently, he has warned that the country is sleepwalking into economic stasis, thanks to bad policies and rules that make it hard to invest in new ventures and run companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

She starts lucid dreaming and sleepwalking, receiving phone calls from beyond — like from their dead mother when she was a teenager beyond.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

Strangely, once the ship was done, Marcus stopped sleepwalking.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick



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