slept
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"Swatch collaborated with a really good brand - that's AP. And it's really good to have this in my watch collection," said another man, who queued for two days and slept in a tent.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
At 30 years and five months old, Lazare wore nappies, could no longer hear or see, and slept almost all day.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
In high school, I had read with shock that poor people in India, people with no home, slept on the sidewalk, while others just walked by.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Edward, according to his testimony, had gone to bed around 11 p.m. and slept through the text alert.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Lately she slept until after I left for the mines, but I was so excited, I wanted to wake her and show her our fortune.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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