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As the White family mourned Magnus, they were contacted by the family members of other cyclists and pedestrians killed by drivers who had been texting or nodding off at the time of the collision.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
Trump has fallen asleep on the public stage before, appearing to nod off multiple times during his hush money trial earlier this year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The feature story paints a depressing and chaotic image of the neighborhood: on a rainy day beneath an underpass on Kensington Avenue, drug users trying to stay dry were injecting in public, nodding off on sidewalks glistening from the rain.
—Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Take the monorail for example, which is when your cat nods off while sitting atop a higher perch, perhaps the back of your couch.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
Trump has fallen asleep on the public stage before, appearing to nod off multiple times during his hush money trial earlier this year.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The feature story paints a depressing and chaotic image of the neighborhood: on a rainy day beneath an underpass on Kensington Avenue, drug users trying to stay dry were injecting in public, nodding off on sidewalks glistening from the rain.
—Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Take the monorail for example, which is when your cat nods off while sitting atop a higher perch, perhaps the back of your couch.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Nod off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nod%20off. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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