mattress

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That included eight months inside the notorious Villa Marista prison where he was held with three other men in a filthy, vermin-infested cell the area of a king-size mattress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The room was so small, they had to take turns if they wanted to lie down, and placed a piece of cardboard over a sewer hole as a makeshift mattress.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Rauzah had hoped her children would have at least a mattress and a roof over their heads by now.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“We’re looking good,” she said, knocking on her wooden bedframe and testing the mattress.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

I touch the one labeled Max, and when I hear Ilse’s voice outside the door, I hurry to my bedroom, and tuck it safe underneath the mattress.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron