mattress
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In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress company.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
She has a disability and cannot walk, and told me she had nowhere of her own to sleep: "I have nothing… no shelter, no mattress, no family. Nothing."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
On the floor was a single mattress, low to the ground, with carnation-pink satin sheets.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
I took a cue from the business-class veterans across the aisle and started by putting my mattress pad on the seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mutti tried to make him stay on his mattress up in the attic, but he was forever going missing.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
She added trolley mattresses were designed to keep patients for up to four hours but some are being kept for "up to three days".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“And we never heard back,” Miranda said, telling me she had seen people set up camp at the property, bringing in mattresses, book shelves and clothing racks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Many slept on mattresses or makeshift beds outside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Under the scorching heat on Tuesday morning, Torres del Limonar is a shattered mountain of rubble, with mattresses, furniture, and belongings peeking out from the concrete.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Months later, Ruth hid money beneath the mattresses, in Mason jars, in the ice box, in the backyard.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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