couch
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That day in January, Lee Arguello was on her couch in the living room, just steps away from the front door, when she heard Vela Gonzalez’s piercing scream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Another previously empty room was transformed into a chic lounge complete with a large couch, marble coffee table, wood flooring, and custom shelving.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
A funky one hangs in the corner, some simpler ones float above the dark-green tufted couch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Patrick Clancy described his last image of son Dawson sitting on the couch eating chicken nuggets before he left to get food and medication.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
I whirl around to see Camille perched on the arm of the couch.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Distressed wood tables and cushioned couches overlook the bay with capacity for about 100 guests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Oversized disco balls hung overhead, casting flecks of light onto the couches, which were shaped like the brand’s beloved Texas toast.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Her business has rented couches, artwork and other furniture to “Forever” and a vintage golf club mounted like a trophy to “The Hawk.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"I had trouble standing up from low chairs and deep couches without someone offering me an arm," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Right before breakfast, Jaden brought me into the TV room and introduced me to all the posers sitting around on the couches watching a rap video.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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Asked by CNN whether he would condemn the group and what they stand for, and whether he would urge President Donald Trump to do the same, Burgum couched his language carefully.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Many of the executives couched their enthusiasm with caveats.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Nvidia couched the new PC announcement as part of a broader shift in AI computing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
LIV has couched the withdrawal of Saudi funding as an opportunity for "strategic evolution" and a "multi-partner investment model".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
His request of Bobby was couched in cordial, nonpleading terms, but Bobby heartlessly never answered him, and Lombardy stepped in to do the job.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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It said vaping had an association with problems including wheezing and couching, poor oral and dental health, poor sleep, mental health problems and eye symptoms.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Organizations have recognized that couching fears in imaginative play is productive.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
Beside trepanning, the more radical surgeries included mastectomy, amputation, hernia reduction and cataract couching.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Climate research often frames the implications of warming in terms of its economic impacts, couching damages in monetary terms that are sometimes used to suggest that small increases in average temperature can be managed.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2023
A greyhound, as white as ivory, couching on its hocks and elbows, its tail curved into the bony sickle of the greyhound, watched the old man with the doe-soft eyes of pity.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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