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The people went to the emergency department with tachycardia, confusion, anxiety or somnolence, and nausea after eating gummy candies labeled as containing Amanita muscaria mushrooms.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024
Organized labor shows corporate managements who’s the boss: This year continued the strengthening of union power after decades of somnolence.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Russia took advantage of decades of somnolence in Europe to try to exploit its neighbors’ reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2023
The company warns of the potential for diarrhea, nausea, headaches, dizziness, and somnolence (excessive or sudden sedation).
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Aug. 2023
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024
Organized labor shows corporate managements who’s the boss: This year continued the strengthening of union power after decades of somnolence.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Russia took advantage of decades of somnolence in Europe to try to exploit its neighbors’ reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2023
The company warns of the potential for diarrhea, nausea, headaches, dizziness, and somnolence (excessive or sudden sedation).
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Aug. 2023
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“Somnolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somnolence. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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somnolence
noun
som·no·lence
ˈsäm-nə-lən(t)s 
: the state of being sleepy or ready to fall asleep : drowsiness
Medical Definition
somnolence
noun
som·no·lence
ˈsäm-nə-lən(t)s
: the quality or state of being drowsy
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