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crib

[krib] / krɪb /


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Blain told the court Thea had been in sleeping in her crib when she went to take a nap herself, but was woken when a neighbour came to the door.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

As soon as she told me the crib was built by a brother I said, “Yo, is this some Black postmodernist architecture?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Maybe it has something to do with being a volleyball player since he could walk, though a basketball was put in his crib.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

My daughter wakes up around 6:20 a.m., but she doesn’t get out of her crib till 7 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Vonetta was on the bed hollering, “It’s all gone! It’s all gone!” at the top of her lungs like she hollered in her crib when she was a baby.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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