slumber
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Record sightings have been reported again this year as the bears emerge from their winter slumber, according to local media.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Nvidia’s stock has awakened from its slumber, clocking its seventh consecutive day of gains.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
Football awoke from its slumber in June 2020, squeezing the end of a season into a couple of months.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
However, if the U.S. bats do not rouse from their slumber, the championship game will be a game the Americans curse forever.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
That night I never thought to sleep; but a slumber fell on me as soon as I lay down in bed.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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