slept
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If the measurement is higher or lower than “ideal,” the app provides a short blurb about what that could mean, like I could have slept poorly or had too much caffeine.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
For nearly two years in middle school, he and his older brother, Richard, slept in a tent in their grandmother’s dusty backyard in Sacramento.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Participants wore a headband that recorded brain waves, used a smartwatch to monitor sleep, and filled out a questionnaire each morning about how they had slept and how they felt upon waking.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"It was over in an instant. I almost wish I could have slept a little longer," participant Chisato Honda, 32, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bleary with exhaustion; aside from a short nap on the train back from Baltimore I haven’t slept since my last shift; I’ve been awake for nearly twenty-four hours.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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