bedtime

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She explained that she and her siblings would deliberately choose long bedtime stories to spend more time listening to their father read aloud, describing his voice as "honeyed".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

I knew hantavirus had reached a tipping point when my own 12-year-old called out to us after bedtime to ask: “What is hantavirus, and do we have to worry about it?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

New research from the University of Oulu suggests that wide swings in bedtime may significantly raise the risk of serious cardiovascular events, especially for people who spend less than eight hours in bed.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Leaving my phone outside my bedroom didn’t work; there were so many hours of primo scrolling time between 6 p.m. and bedtime.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

He drained gallons of milk, devoured entire large pizzas in one sitting, and often snacked from dinner to bedtime.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama