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Recent Examples of sleeper
Parents will appreciate the on-site laundry facilities and spacious rooms, with suites offering separate living areas and sleeper sofas.
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Jean Chen Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Smith noted that white-collar employees were more frequently categorized into the good sleeper or insomnia sleeper groups, whereas blue-collar workers were more likely to be catch-up sleepers because of their demanding shift schedules.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Gracey’s most notable credit, the 2018 P.T. Barnum musical biopic The Greatest Showman, was dead on box-office arrival but slowly and gradually built up steam to become a sleeper hit.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Where Season 1 thrived on discovery — not only the grand revelation of each new game, including their rules and customs, but also a sleeper hit that caught on by word of mouth rather than pre-release hype — Season 2 survives by knowing there’s less to discover.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jean Chen Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Smith noted that white-collar employees were more frequently categorized into the good sleeper or insomnia sleeper groups, whereas blue-collar workers were more likely to be catch-up sleepers because of their demanding shift schedules.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Gracey’s most notable credit, the 2018 P.T. Barnum musical biopic The Greatest Showman, was dead on box-office arrival but slowly and gradually built up steam to become a sleeper hit.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Where Season 1 thrived on discovery — not only the grand revelation of each new game, including their rules and customs, but also a sleeper hit that caught on by word of mouth rather than pre-release hype — Season 2 survives by knowing there’s less to discover.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Sleeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleeper. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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