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crib

[krib] / krɪb /


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She claimed Thea had been sleeping in a bedside crib and she herself had taken a nap, but was woken by a neighbour ringing the doorbell.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Maybe it has something to do with being a volleyball player since he could walk, though a basketball was put in his crib.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The uplighted orrery glows on the faces of two boys who lean into the circuits of solar orbit as it once glowed on the faces of the shepherds and magi at the crib in Bethlehem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Just days after Alexa officially took ownership of her father’s Nolita crib, Joel slashed $4.9 million from his Long Island estate, Realtor.com® can reveal.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Vonetta was on the bed hollering, “It’s all gone! It’s all gone!” at the top of her lungs like she hollered in her crib when she was a baby.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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