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bedridden

[bed-rid-n] / ˈbɛdˌrɪd n /


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“Everyone knows their postman’s name — right?” a bedridden retiree nervously trills.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

But three weeks later, Bachteler was rushed to A&E and diagnosed with sepsis - a life-threatening illness that left her bedridden for days.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

My 91-year-old mother is bedridden in an assisted-living memory-care facility in Virginia.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Three of Boonma’s charges are bedridden like her mother.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

She was sick and bedridden on Election Day, November 2, 1920.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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