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bedridden

[bed-rid-n] / ˈbɛdˌrɪd n /


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Bedridden in the advanced stages of ALS, McMichael was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a ceremony from his Homer Glen, Ill., home in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Bedridden for months, he let his short hair grow out and passed the time watching online courses offered by Stanford University about the rising field of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Bedridden and unable to comprehend time, my illness seemed to drag on for eternity with no end in sight.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2023

Bedridden and in severe pain, she entered an immunotherapy trial at M.D.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2016

Bedridden, blind, maimed are carried on litters, if only they may touch the garments of these wonderful beings.

From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)




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