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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

In the past the department issued similar, if temporary moratoriums on the use of other projectile weapons that fire so-called skip and beanbag rounds.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2026

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

He must’ve climbed in that way, and then maybe he jumped onto the beanbag chair.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

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

Lionesses goalkeeper Hannah Hampton recalls the new head coach turning one room at the team's training base into a "massive firepit with beanbags, hot chocolate, the lot".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2023

She slumped into one of Molly’s leather beanbags.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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