bassinet
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Shen bought a used bassinet — which retails for $300 new — for $30, for example.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026
For example, some families may not have the means to purchase a crib or bassinet; a hospital might direct them to resources to help with that.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
Is the toddler photographed by Peter Magubane with his arms outstretched in a wicker bassinet really preaching, as the title says, to the crowd of babies in a South African orphanage?
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
The couple said a deadly tornado on Saturday tore apart their mobile home, picking up a bassinet with the baby still inside of it.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
I stop at a bassinet hanging from a set of delicate ceiling chains.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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He learned to never sit near the bulkhead where bassinets frequently were placed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
They also should sleep in cribs or bassinets — not on beds with siblings or in parents' arms.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
The Baby Industrial Complex will convince you that you need six different kinds of bassinets, co-sleepers, etc.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2023
“We had bassinets in the back of the tour bus,” James said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
Aaron and Evan slept in their little bassinets.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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