slept
Americanverb
verb
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Many slept on mattresses or makeshift beds outside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
At Narita, sleeping bags piled up as passengers slept all over the terminal, with massive lines forming for check-in across the airport.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
She is travelling with three teenagers, and said her daughter, who is autistic, had "struggled enormously" with replacement clothes, and had "barely slept because she is unable to tolerate the alternatives".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
He stopped playing sports, slept 16 hours a day and started failing several classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Archie slept soundly through it all; mothers all over The Kingdom might like to know the trolls’ recipe for sludge.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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