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nightstand

[nahyt-stand] / ˈnaɪtˌstænd /
NOUN
bed table
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NOUN
night table
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On the nightstand next to a bed in his main bedroom, Epstein had a phone with numbers for his longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and his accountant Richard Kahn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

The pain in my forehead was sharp, as if I had just slammed it against the nightstand.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024

They found four handguns and seized $21,000 from a nightstand and $2,583 from Warren’s pocket, his lawyer, Geoffrey Ojo, wrote in court papers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

She went to her parents' bedroom where Carty found $1,100 in U.S. dollars in her mother’s nightstand.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

On the nightstand, Henry’s Bible was still open to Psalm 77.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez