crib

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Once a baby arrives, even the best-laid plans can fly out of the crib quicker than an unwanted Tickle Me Elmo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Nicole Blain, 30, told a court she had taken a nap, and woke to find Thea Wilson lying on the floor beside her crib at her Greenock flat in July 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

As soon as she told me the crib was built by a brother I said, “Yo, is this some Black postmodernist architecture?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

My daughter wakes up around 6:20 a.m., but she doesn’t get out of her crib till 7 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I hurried to the door of the corn crib and looked in.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls