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
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
During one six week study period, participants delayed their usual bedtime by 90 minutes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
The 22:00 bedtime is only a suggestion, he adds.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Meeting in the evening was tricky because it would change Chicken’s bedtime schedule.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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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
Participants reported their typical bedtimes and wake-up times on weekdays and weekends.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
Even when he stayed at the hospital past their bedtimes, they could feel his darling drifting comfortably around them.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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