bedtime
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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
For example, a programme in which prisoners could read bedtime stories to children, as well as a rehabilitation scheme involving a TV channel run by inmates.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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
They “didn’t want to stop,” said Sammy Linden, assistant director of teen girls, adding that the teens played until about 10 p.m. when she had to cut it short for bedtime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
After all the gifts are opened, I kind of wish Ms. Sitton would tell us it’s bedtime.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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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
To improve sleep quality, consistent bedtimes, limiting screen use before sleep, reducing caffeine and alcohol, and maintaining a quiet, cool environment are all advised.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
Penelope had always preferred early bedtimes, but in Plinkst she often found herself unable to sleep.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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