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slumber

[sluhm-ber] / ˈslʌm bər /


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The S&P 500 index is showing signs of coming out of its recent slumber, and most of the signals coming out of the options market are saying a big rally may be imminent.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Perhaps he pictured a shared meal, clinking glasses and maybe a nostalgic movie on the sofa before comfortably sinking into slumber and loud farting.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Bored into slumber by 8:30 or 9, I awoke instantly to the bell at 5:15.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

But in the 1985 novel told from his point of view, he’s reborn as a rock star, emerging from a long, depressive slumber just in time to seduce the MTV generation.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

“Morning, French. I see we ended up having a slumber party last night.”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

As the sun still slumbers early Monday, patches of dense fog are cloaking parts of Puget Sound and the southwest interior, including areas in and around Tacoma, Bellevue, Seattle and Bremerton.

From Seattle Times Oct. 16, 2023

As his successor Major Burns continues in the role, it is unclear how often his daily performance will be waking a monarch from his slumbers.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2022

The new Man in Black is actually a host version of William controlled by Charlotte, while the genuine article slumbers in cryosleep.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2022

When the wind blows over the nearby Salton Sea, wind chimes serenade as Slab City slumbers.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2021

Madoc slumbers in Cardan’s old room, and by my calculations, we have at least an hour before he wakes.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Hundreds of older people slumbered on thin mats on the hard lobby floor at a community centre in Uki city.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Before Page Dickey and Francis Bosco Schell spent a single night in their house in northwestern Connecticut, clay pots of flower bulbs slumbered there, setting down roots in a space of their own.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2023

Scientists say they’re closer to an answer, thanks to an unusual study that used an electronic glove to guide people’s dreams while they slumbered.

From Science Magazine May 15, 2023

While RSV and influenza slumbered these past few years, society was learning an unprecedented amount about their behavior and the effect public health actions have on them.

From Slate Dec. 5, 2022

Katz slumbered heavily on, an arm flung over his forehead, his mouth a great open hole.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Treasury debt is a slumbering giant that is starting to stir.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

My dining table is cluttered with mail, yet-to-be-shipped jars of homemade jam and, more often than not, an enormous, slumbering pile of Maine Coon.

From Salon Nov. 1, 2025

"The border with Lithuania is in 30 minutes," the assistant shouted to rouse slumbering passengers.

From Barron's Oct. 29, 2025

Once Upon a Time’s owner Maureen Palacios envied the slumbering cat.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

Percy remembered what Juno had said—-for months he has been slumbering, but now he is awake.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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