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mattress

[ma-tris] / ˈmæ trɪs /


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Cooling mattress toppers and bedding that use water or phase change materials may also help.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

That first week, we had a TV and a kind of makeshift conversation pit: a quilt, a mattress, some pillows.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

I felt dizzy and short of breath before sprawling out on our mattress, which was still covered in plastic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Earlier this year, an old sofa, a bed frame and a mattress were just some of the items of fly-tipped rubbish dumped outside a boarded-up property in Ely.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Natalie and her mother dodged the broken glass on the floor and tried to right the mattress, but a river of brown water started gushing in under the door, flooding the room.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Behind him some eat or line up for coffee, while others try to rest on air mattresses or sleeping mats.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

In fact, it’s a popular time for discounts, with deals on big-ticket items like mattresses, furniture and appliances.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

He put funds into cryptocurrency, and spent money on lavish purchases such as Rolls Royce cars and mattresses costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to prosecutors.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

A country club in the town of Caraballeda in Venezuela has been turned into a makeshift hospital, with survivors of the country's devastating earthquakes receiving care and sleeping on mattresses on the grass.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“Yeah. The mattresses here do nothing for me.”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan




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