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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

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

I checked his crib, his stroller, the baby seat in the car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

She has long been seen as someone who does not — to crib a phrase occasionally used about her behind closed doors — “wait her turn.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

I advanced; then paused by the crib side: my hand was on the curtain, but I preferred speaking before I withdrew it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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