cot
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She says the advice she received included sleeping her babies in their own room at eight weeks old and placing muslin towels around their heads in the cot.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The NHS advises to "always place your baby on their back to sleep" in their own sleep space, like a cot, for the first 12 months to reduce the risk of Sids.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Marfisee and her students walked through the surrounding neighborhood, went cot to cot in the women’s dorm and held two informational sessions in December and January to answer patients’ questions.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
The law caught him: “a slot open, a cot waiting” in jail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
“A cot will be good,” I say politely.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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