cot
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The law caught him: “a slot open, a cot waiting” in jail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Our route through quiet corridors reveals the hidden strains of this war: just one newborn gurgling in a cot, and one woman in labour.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Since then, the 21-month-old has "scoffed" sand "by the handful" and eaten playgroup rugs as well as furniture all over his home, including his own cot.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
Jake, nestled into his sleeping bag on a cot underneath the museum's gigantic suspended model of a blue whale, said he was "so happy to be here."
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
I stood gazing numbly at the jumble of food on my cot.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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