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bed

[bed] / bɛd /


NOUN
patch of ground for planting
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After the call, she collapsed on the bed and buried her head in her pillows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

I try to be asleep by 10, but oftentimes the only time I really have to read a novel or to read for pleasure is in the 10 minutes before bed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fillol pays 350 euros a month for a room barely big enough for a bed and a computer desk, allowing her to save towards a deposit on her own home.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The chef’s kitchen features two large islands, white cabinetry, and high-end appliances, while the primary suite takes the home’s relaxed aesthetic one step further with a swinging bed and floor-to-ceiling windows.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

I’d strip my bed, putting fresh sheets and blankets on it, then make up a narrow “private room” for myself.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Participants only needed to place a small amount of essential oil near their beds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

But it came with issues, with some teams complaining the units were too cramped and the beds too short.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The homeless count recorded 638 beds at Union Rescue Mission that went uncounted last year, leading to a reported 24% rise in homelessness on Skid Row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

As of last Friday, there were 87,499 people in 120 jails across England and Wales - with around 1,500 available beds.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“You’ll have to find a place on one of the beds, there’s no room here.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Dockweiler RV Park was No. 13 of the 15 places they’ve bedded down since the Eaton fire destroyed their Altadena home last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

The dead are placed in sealed vessels bedded with clover, hay and straw and equipped to regulate airflow, temperature and moisture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

On a recent evening, about 40 rough sleepers bedded down at Paddington station.

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

Kohli and Rahul bedded down for a fight thereafter but they struggled under the relentless pressure and the scoring rate fell as the paid fought to preserve wickets.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

I got some spare blankets out of the hall closet and bedded down on the living-room couch for the night.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

He also took notice of the items being put on sale — from clothing to shoes, to home goods like bedding.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"They took him from me and then they told me to go back in the nursery and take the bedding out of his cot and get it ready for the next baby," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Hundreds of volunteers hurried through the packed parking lot next to Bogota's largest stadium, forming human chains to pass donated water bottles, food provisions, sanitary products and bedding to the sorting area.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

While shoppers continue to buy everyday necessities like pet food, animal feed and bedding, they are delaying riding lawn mowers, outdoor power equipment and other big-ticket discretionary purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

I was ten, and I thought I’d get to play with them, change their bedding, and check to make sure the mom cat had enough fresh food and water.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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