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bed

[bed] / bɛd /


NOUN
patch of ground for planting
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"Some days I just curled into the foetal position and stayed in bed because the pain was so severe," he said.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Lee came in later to find it attached to the ceiling, above his bed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Next, we monitored the activity of a particular collection of cells in a portion of the brain known as the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, or BNST.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Aditya Sharma recently went to bed at 6 a.m. after an all-nighter with his crew of generative-AI bots—systems that plan and execute multistep tasks like pulling data and writing code.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 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

Meanwhile, the city is still managing a landmark federal lawsuit settlement, which requires it to invest in thousands of new shelter beds in its response to homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

ICE paid for them using $45 billion approved by Congress for ICE detention last year, enough for the agency to meet the administration’s goal of 100,000 detention beds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

He was turned away because of a lack of beds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

"We more or less went voluntarily," the former careworker, 63, told AFP at a community centre kitted out with stretcher beds for a handful of evacuees, including herself and husband Ulrich.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

She wheeled between the two beds, stood shakily, and leaned forward to kiss Abby.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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

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

On a recent evening, about 40 rough sleepers bedded down at Paddington station.

From BBC Feb. 29, 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

Here was an oaken sill, cut long ago and sanded clean and bedded true.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

Some had access to water, but the litter trays and bedding were dirty and "strewn on the floor".

From BBC Aug. 14, 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

On St Kilda, before the archipelago was abandoned in 1930, birds were killed for their meat and also oils for fuel and waterproofing, while the feathers were used for clothing and bedding.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Widows who would wash the clinic’s bedding and linens in lieu of payment.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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