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

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

She said his absence has disrupted their daughter’s bedtime routine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He’d even started reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz aloud at bedtime.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis