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Architectural Digest staffers bring mattresses in their homes to get a real-life feel for the bed (aka: nodding off for hours) just like our readers.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
The former president appeared to nod off before the trial's lunch break, closing his eyes briefly and jerking awake multiple times, according to several reports.
– Marina Pitofsky
Will Trump testify in his hush money case?
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
The photo-happy couple is still sharing snapshots of one another, with the Rhode founder posting a series of Instagram photos on Tuesday that included her musician husband nodding off across from her.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
As one mother nodded off, her eyelids heavy, a nurse came in and whisked her baby away.
—Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
The former president appeared to nod off before the trial's lunch break, closing his eyes briefly and jerking awake multiple times, according to several reports.
– Marina Pitofsky
Will Trump testify in his hush money case?
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
The photo-happy couple is still sharing snapshots of one another, with the Rhode founder posting a series of Instagram photos on Tuesday that included her musician husband nodding off across from her.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
As one mother nodded off, her eyelids heavy, a nurse came in and whisked her baby away.
—Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Nod off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nod%20off. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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