snore
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Out of school for the summer, some kids chase each other around vendor booths while others snore in strollers next to their parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
By Sunday night, it counted as a relative snore when the Patriots and Chargers entered the final 15 minutes of their matchup locked in a one-score game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 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
"With the AI, it can be trained to know what you sound like specifically when you snore," a representative insists.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
I startled awake in bed, confused as I listened to Chubs snore and Zu toss and turn.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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She says Betty is now "very eager to learn. She snores but other than that she's really quite incredible".
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
When Aggie describes the project that has her stymied—a book on the relationship between Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia—he snores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
When a human being or another mammal snores, it's because air is flowing past the soft tissues in the pharyngeal airway, such as the tongue, soft palette and throat muscles.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
Union jabbed back at her husband of nearly eight years, revealing that he snores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The snores of Mr. Malloy’s tenants in the pipes have a deep tunnelly quality.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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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
Piper sat at the side of his berth, holding Jason’s hand while he snored with an ice pack on his head.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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But witnesses said that Pike remained awake longer than expected and was later heard "loudly snoring" before an ambulance rushed her to a nearby hospital.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The condemned woman was "loudly snoring, clearly very alive" as the journalists were ushered out of the area, Chandler told CBS.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
We always have grand plans about watching a movie or whatever, and then we’re both inevitably snoring by 10 p.m. at the latest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sleeping with 60 people in a damp basement that proves snoring is an international language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
As she lay there, Percy snoring next to her and Small Bob purring on her belly, she heard Bob and Damasen deep in conversation.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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