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sleepy

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The sleepy town is under a militarized quarantine.

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As a shopping event, the day itself is sleepier, and the deals are available much longer.

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“Melatonin is what makes you sleepy. The effect of the blue light is that it makes you more awake and alert.”

After a sleepy October, the box office was dominated this weekend by a highly-anticipated sequel, “Wicked: For Good,” with $150 million in domestic ticket sales.

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"We're in the rolling countryside, in sleepy south Durham, so to be the victim of potentially international crime like this is quite hard to believe and it is quite shocking really," he said.

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

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