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snooze

[snooz] / snuz /




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Dr Aziza sorts fact from fiction, explains when a daytime snooze could be a warning sign, and whether an espresso really helps you nail the perfect power nap.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

About all they’re hitting is the snooze button — snoozing and, on Wednesday, losing 4-1 to the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Gifts here should improve daily life: nicer linens, a staycation, or an upgraded alarm clock to make hitting snooze more pleasant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

“It’s not like you’re sleeping in a little sleeping cube,” Shiffrin says of her snooze routine, which long ago earned her the nickname Sir Naps a Lot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

“You snooze, you lose. Price is going up all the time. How old are you, anyway?”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

If kids can grow out of their pretend pals, so too can horror audiences of cynical snoozes like this.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Whether you are growing fresh greens, scallions or herbs, you can add some novelty and nutrition to your winter meals while staying connected to nature as the outdoor garden snoozes.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

In Rest Mode, the ring snoozes your activity goals and readjusts your scores to prioritize recovery.

From The Verge ● Nov. 10, 2021

Not really enough to disrupt outdoor activity, the rain seemed the sort to foster contemplation and encourage Saturday snoozes and somnolence.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2021

A demon no bigger than Cocoa snoozes in a cage in a corner, and blue-glass bottles of haints rattle on a shelf in the very back.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Others took inventory of the hastily packed belongings in their trunks or snoozed as comfortably as they could in plastic chairs at the evacuation site.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

A family of four adults on vacation happily snoozed in their pods with eye masks on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Norman, the 50-pound and coarsely haired guest, snoozed within the plastic walls of his igloo-shaped shelter in mid-November.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

I snoozed, and I lost: Not only did I not snag a seat in the actual courtroom, but the media-overflow room was the most packed it’s been the entire trial.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023

Seabiscuit snoozed behind an impenetrable wall of security.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Whatever engine droning and snoozing you might remember from earlier CVT systems has been banished to the Phantom Zone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Kiki will accompany the couple, who are currently based in Germany, at their shows before snoozing at home on the couch.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Thirty years ago L.A. firefighters found children sleeping in closets and babies snoozing in dresser drawers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

We also have the means to purchase a purebred pet from a woman who raises her cats in an immaculate home, where they take turns snoozing on a blanket in front of a fireplace.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024

The Fat Lady and her friend Vi were snoozing in the picture over the portrait hole.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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