slept
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While waiting, some slept on the floor without access to water and other basic necessities.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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
The court heard Holder had fallen asleep on the woman's bed while his friend took up the sofa in her living room, so she slept on the floor.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Thousands of its customers were stranded while some of its flight attendants and pilots slept on airport floors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
I could try carving notches into the tree where I slept.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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