bassinet
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“He had just finished setting up the bassinet, shelves, and his baby basket,” said Trejo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Shen bought a used bassinet — which retails for $300 new — for $30, for example.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026
Pictures of the new arrival included Poppy lying in a bassinet with their other children standing over her, as well as being held by Carrie, 37, and Boris Johnson, 60, in hospital.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
These infants were typically found in an adult bed, chair or couch instead of the crib or bassinet recommended by sleep experts.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
I looked over at Raymond, fast asleep in his bassinet, and I said, “I think I might have done us some good today.”
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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These tend to be the people buying $1,700 bassinets that rock their babies to sleep, artisanal food for their dogs, pricey gym memberships, luxury cruises and spots on business-class airplane cabins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
All of the other rooms contained empty beds and bassinets.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
They also should sleep in cribs or bassinets — not on beds with siblings or in parents' arms.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
The Baby Industrial Complex will convince you that you need six different kinds of bassinets, co-sleepers, etc.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2023
Etienne imagines shortwave receivers disguised as oatmeal boxes or tucked under floorboards, receivers buried beneath flagstones or concealed inside bassinets.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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