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beanbag

[been-bag] / ˈbinˌbæg /


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Each baby lay comfortably on a soft beanbag while wearing sound-cancelling headphones and viewing bright, colorful images designed to hold their attention for 15-20 minutes.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2026

The department is also making less-lethal devices — such as Tasers, beanbag shotguns and foam round launchers — more readily available to officers, while limiting the number of cops who have their guns drawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025

Roughley told the trial that the beanbag was regularly used for babies when the six cots in the room were full.

From BBC ● May 20, 2024

Considered the original beanbag, the Sacco chair is the rare design object to become an instant classic in both rec rooms and museum collections.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

Nora plops back down on her beanbag chair, holding a piece of paper and markers.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

She points to the Watershed and Arnolfini, who offer beanbags and yoga mats to lie down on during screenings and in the gallery space.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Make adjustable desks standard issue, with a corner of each workspace left intentionally bare for beanbags, shelving, a foot hammock—whatever people actually want.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Some shops were decorated with psychedelic art on the walls, beanbags laid out over the floor and ambient music playing; others were little more than just wooden table stalls in the middle of the street.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024

They huddled together on beanbags in the enveloping pink light, mouthing the words to Katy Perry songs.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

When the beanbags are back where they belong and the table is clear and smells like the lemon spray Ms. Dale likes to use, she says, “Let’s sit.”

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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