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bed

[bed] / bɛd /


NOUN
patch of ground for planting
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As earnings season gets under way, festering worries about artificial-intelligence stocks could be put to bed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

"From that day on that little voice telling me to stay in bed was put on mute."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Data indicate Canada’s economic activity accelerated in the April-to-June period following two straight quarters of contraction—which economists and central bank officials say should put to bed talk of a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The statement was accompanied by a photo of the senator sitting in a medical bed and holding Sunday's Washington Post newspaper, with his wife, former US transportation secretary Elaine Chao, next to him.

From Barron's Jul. 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

Gardeners with raised beds are advised to remove approximately six inches of soil, because excess ash can raise the pH level and prevent nutrients from soaking into the soil bed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Eastern on July 20, bleary-eyed kids were rousted from their beds so they could tell their grandchildren they witnessed an epic event.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

"We are prioritising those facilities, including the assessment of the structural safety, emergency department capacities, operating theatres, inpatient beds, blood supply, and oxygen," he said.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Well, the show stopped in Miami, Vinicius Jr bursting into the party, stopping the music and telling everybody to get to their beds.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

He handed Penelope the object in question and went on his way, calling over his shoulder, “Can’t have flotsam and jetsam in the flower beds, no sirree!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Mr. Scott charts a course through these momentous events with great skill, producing a book that is readable and accessible but bedded in authoritative scholarship.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2026

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

From BBC Feb. 29, 2024

Photos taken with your smartphone have the location and other information bedded within the image.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2024

As dusk approached, he bedded down at home in case the Israeli army advanced at nightfall.

From Seattle Times Nov. 4, 2023

Although Mole was happy to be away from people and bedded down in his own home, he was faced with a problem.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

One area of the site even reveals where the paths of a sauropod and megalosaurus once crossed, with Nichols saying the footprints were on the "same bedding plane".

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

He uses mostly poultry litter, an organic fertilizer comprised of bird manure, feathers, bedding material and spilled feed, and he buys a lot of it — 3,125 tons each year.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Neither Clover Sonoma nor Double D responded to questions about the bedding.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

A spokeswoman for the eSafety Commission -- Australia's online watchdog -- said the documents only covered a short period of time as the laws were bedding down.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

The bag is heavy, and by the time we’ve refilled their feeder and changed out the coop’s dirty bedding for fresh, we’re both sweating.

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




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