snore
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The way they speed and slow, roar and snore, constantly balancing thrust to counteract changing winds?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
On a few occasions he lifts his head to take a deep breath without opening his eyes, at one point beginning to snore softly.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
However, these teens who snored did not exhibit any differences in their reading and language abilities, nor any difference on memory or cognitive processing tests compared to their peers who did not snore.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
Weight gain, for example, can increase the risk of developing a condition like sleep apnea, which can cause you to snore, gasp for air or feel like you’re choking while you’re sleeping.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Her eyelids were fluttering, and her breathing had deepened into a snore.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
As for Godzilla, it snores like a kitten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Aside from being a general nuisance with their ferocious snores, pungent odors and growls, bears can do serious damage to a home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
It was now a cold, silent night, broken only by snores, the occasional yelp of someone dreaming, and the hoot of a single owl.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
Indeed, sleep apnea may be yet another of the great undiagnosed epidemics: Virtually anyone who snores is at the very least on the spectrum for sleep apnea, as Sullivan pointed out.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2023
They could hear the rumbling snores of soldiers inside, like the growls of waiting beasts.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Dogs snored next to their owners, who were glued to their phones, screens lighting up weary faces.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Around her, people snored, babies cried and dogs barked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
However, these teens who snored did not exhibit any differences in their reading and language abilities, nor any difference on memory or cognitive processing tests compared to their peers who did not snore.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
"I've never snored in our 18 year marriage but my husband says since my accident in March I've been like a fog horn," she told BBC Scotland News.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2024
Every night after supper, when me and Gus and Bertha sat out on the porch, Wishbone snored contentedly while I rubbed my bare feet over his warm back.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
"There are dogs here, people snoring," says the resident of the village of Chapineria, evacuated on Friday to escape to the out-of-control fire west of Madrid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Other symptoms include waking up a lot, loud snoring and gasping, snorting or choking.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
A sleep technician looked at my brain waves, muscle activity, eye movements and snoring audio to determine the stages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Inside L.A.’s new wellness trend of super restful sound baths, where the beds are plush and the snoring is a compliment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
She was used to having Mama snoring softly next to her, and she realized that she missed the closeness, even if it was when her mama was asleep.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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