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slumber

[sluhm-ber] / ˈslʌm bər /


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Looking at its daily chart this has lagged the energy complex since last December but I believe it will come out of its slumber shortly.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

“Mobilize,” written with the assistance of Madeline Hart, a strategist at Palantir, intends to jolt us out of our national-security slumber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

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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