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bed

[bed] / bɛd /


NOUN
patch of ground for planting
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Head coach Thomas Tuchel admitted afterwards that Rice had spent three days in bed before the match, which England won 2-1 after extra time.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Data indicate Canada’s economic activity accelerated in the April-to-June period following two straight quarters of contraction—which economists and central bank officials say should put to bed talk of a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

We were moving to Chicago in shifts and had not yet acquired a kitchen table, chairs or even a bed frame for the apartment.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

“Residents who move in now will be secure in their care and will continue to have access to a Silverado bed throughout the redevelopment process.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

And despite the warmth of his room, the threadbare plaid blanket that’s normally folded and draped over the end of his bed is tucked around his legs, his slippered feet sticking out beneath it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Equipped with beds, mannequins, a mock laboratory, and protective gear, the simulation centre prepares doctors, nurses, and clinicians for deployments in DRC, or from regional countries at risk from the spreading disease.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Eastern on July 20, bleary-eyed kids were rousted from their beds so they could tell their grandchildren they witnessed an epic event.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Well, the show stopped in Miami, Vinicius Jr bursting into the party, stopping the music and telling everybody to get to their beds.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

“There might not be beds for you in the homes of the campesinos. That’s why you’re getting hammocks,” the leaders warn us.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

The dead are placed in a sealed vessel bedded with clover, hay and straw and equipped to regulate airflow, temperature and moisture.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

I walked the wooded banks of the rivers that converge in the capital and found just a few dozen spots where men had bedded down on simple mats of cardboard or newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2024

The wards and corridors are teeming with patients, and with families seeking shelter, who have bedded down on the floor.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2024

Kohli and Rahul bedded down for a fight thereafter but they struggled under the relentless pressure and the scoring rate fell as the paid fought to preserve wickets.

From Washington Times Nov. 19, 2023

Although Mole was happy to be away from people and bedded down in his own home, he was faced with a problem.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

To hide the industrial fixtures, they piled towels, linens and bedding to the ceiling, giving rise to the clutter that became a hallmark of the chain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

He uses mostly poultry litter, an organic fertilizer comprised of bird manure, feathers, bedding material and spilled feed, and he buys a lot of it — 3,125 tons each year.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

No bedding could be seen from the drone’s camera.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

A spokeswoman for the eSafety Commission -- Australia's online watchdog -- said the documents only covered a short period of time as the laws were bedding down.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

In the farthest corner there was a heap of rags she took for bedding, and that was all she could see.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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