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bed

[bed] / bɛd /


NOUN
patch of ground for planting
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The system is oriented toward reaching a rough consensus that can put the issue to bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

It can also occur during prolonged bed rest or other situations in which muscles are used less frequently.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

She was supposed to be at the Ambassador Hotel the night of Kennedy’s assassination, she said, but her parents made her go to bed because she had school in the morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

"I jumped out of bed and I saw the police car on our driveway," said Katie.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

This time, Clare did not leap out of bed.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Powys does not have a general hospital, but it does have beds in eight community hospitals.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

It comes after Health Secretary Yvette Cooper promised to stop "corridor care" for sick children because of long waits for hospital beds.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Community hospitals have increasingly dumped costly patients on the state’s academic medical centers, which haven’t been fully compensated for the additional load and which typically are short of beds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Under new rules announced last week, Airbnb will generally prohibit hosts from requiring guests to wash and put away dishes, strip beds or haul garbage off-site for reservations booked on or after November 20.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Nutsahwoo!” the children howled sleepily from their beds.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

In the front yard of Ryan Elam’s Mediterranean-inspired home in San Diego County, a ring of drought-tolerant bushes is bedded in roughly $6,000 worth of fresh mulch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Kostoulas was bedded in last season and now has four goals from six starts across all competitions this term.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

That night, Leah, Lizzie, and Kate bedded down in the same room.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

Plan A is to spread bedding in the hallway behind two interior walls; Plan B is to move the family into the building's shared corridor; and Plan C is to head for the basement.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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

The sky is a brilliant and sharp winter blue as Meadowlark and I finish cleaning out and replacing the bedding in the last chicken coop.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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