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  • n  a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)

  • Others were dozing off for a vacation siesta.
  • It was midday, and the sun was so hot that both sides in the battle seemed to be taking a siesta.
  • It was siesta time in Lar (pop.
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    Emergency responders treated a man found in distress in the water at Siesta Beach Monday morning. The lifeguard on duty removed the man from the water and administered CPR, according to lifeguard chief Scott Montgomery.
    June 11, 2013 - The Longboat Observer
  • Tropcial Storm Andrea's impact on Sarasota
    Sarasota Emergency Officials say Tropical Storm Andrea caused minor damage, including coastal flooding along Beach Road on Siesta Key. It also knocked down some trees and limbs and some power lines. 
    June 6, 2013 - WTSP-TV Tampa
  • Tropical Storm Andrea's impact on Sarasota
    Sarasota Emergency Officials say Tropical Storm Andrea caused minor damage, including coastal flooding along Beach Road on Siesta Key. It also knocked down some trees and limbs and some power lines. 
    June 6, 2013 - WTSP-TV Tampa
Quotes

  • Roger Federer in BBC Sport
    We had a siesta out there in the first set, there was not much to excite the crowd. It was very subdued and with not a lot of great shots,said Federer.
  • Mike Leach in ESPN
    If you're getting to the office at 6 am and getting home at midnight, well, then you're wasting a lot of time,Leach said. "That's just a failure to manage your time. What are you doing in the middle of the day? Are you having a siesta?"
  • Lolo Jones in International Herald Tribune
    I felt it in the first round,the 25-year-old Jones said of the fatigue. "I think (the siesta) helped."

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