bed
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Before he even gets out of bed in his home in Bucks County, Pa., his mind is already racing about an engineering or design challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
As her husband of more than 40 years lay dying in a hospital bed, Kate Baxter was not even allowed to hold his hand without wearing protective gloves.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He opens “Digger” lounging in a bed soaked with cat pee, tempting an elderly feline named Maggie to lick wet chow from his gnarled pinkie nail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
For chicken soup, I roast thighs on a bed of onion, garlic, carrot and celery with big lemon slices, garlic powder, onion powder and plenty of black pepper.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
He sat on the edge of her bed and placed a gentle, weathered hand on her blanketed leg.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the remaining dollars would be spread across several other initiatives and could subsidize up to 40,000 rental apartments, 2,500 homes for farmworkers and 1,200 beds for university students:
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
IHH’s India plans remain on track to reach 10,000 beds target by 2030-2031, while Singapore’s recovery is expected to continue, he reckons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Together, these stresses can place additional pressure on ecosystems ranging from seagrass beds to coral reefs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Two thousand patients is almost twice the capacity of Scotland's biggest hospital - so those beds could be used much more effectively.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Penelope shooed them into the night nursery and ordered them to nap or read in their beds until Margaret arrived with the hot-water bottle.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Dockweiler RV Park was No. 13 of the 15 places they’ve bedded down since the Eaton fire destroyed their Altadena home last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
The dead are placed in sealed vessels bedded with clover, hay and straw and equipped to regulate airflow, temperature and moisture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Now the big changes have bedded with further refinements carried out two years ago.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
As dusk approached, he bedded down at home in case the Israeli army advanced at nightfall.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
Fifty sows with farrows were penned in each, bedded upon the earth, while the boars lay outside—fewer by far, as those well-fatted were for the suitors’ table, fine pork, sent by the swineherd every day.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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He also took notice of the items being put on sale — from clothing to shoes, to home goods like bedding.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
"They took him from me and then they told me to go back in the nursery and take the bedding out of his cot and get it ready for the next baby," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Hundreds of volunteers hurried through the packed parking lot next to Bogota's largest stadium, forming human chains to pass donated water bottles, food provisions, sanitary products and bedding to the sorting area.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Tractor Supply is responding by lowering prices on some of its popular items, including pine shavings for animal bedding and premium pet-food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
I’m not sure how we do laundry, which might kill me because I love the feel of fresh sheets, but the touch of this internment-chic bedding doesn’t exactly scream high thread count.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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