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bedtime

[bed-tahym] / ˈbɛdˌtaɪm /


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Simply giving your body more time between its last meal and bedtime could potentially make a difference.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Anna Morris KC, representing the Pearson family, described Michelle as a devoted mother who read her children bedtime stories each night.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

They don’t fall in and out of love, pick up groceries on the way home, read bedtime stories to their children or separate their recyclables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Both of our husbands traveled for work a lot, so Scott and I spent hours together, especially before bedtime and during the “witching hour” with our little ones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Over her protests bedtime was declared, for she had used up her three questions and that, as the elder Lumleys said, was that.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Before the NFL’s first-ever regular season game in Australia, the San Francisco 49ers rigorously studied something they don’t usually worry about: bedtimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Visit the school, walk or drive past it, bring bedtimes back a bit earlier so it's not just a big start in the first week," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed a tongue-in-cheek executive order "temporarily repealing bedtimes" to encourage children to watch the late-night games.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Because their bedtimes remained largely unchanged, the later wake up time translated directly into more sleep.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026

No doubt Miss Lumley would advise all of us to stick to early bedtimes.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood


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