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tossing and turning





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It was not out of character for the baby to be "kicking her legs" and "tossing and turning" and she had made appropriate checks on her, Roughley added.

From BBC • May 20, 2024

Most people have experienced a night or two of sleeplessness, tossing and turning while being unable to fall asleep or stay asleep.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

"If there's something in my heart and my spirit to say and I don't say it, I'm going to be up all night tossing and turning, 'Why don't you just say it, Dom?'" she said.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2023

About 46% of the people surveyed who said they had called the shared bed quits blamed a partner’s snoring or tossing and turning for the change, according to the International Housewares Association.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Ellsberg later remembered his father tossing and turning all night.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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