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mattress

[ma-tris] / ˈmæ trɪs /


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We have barely enough furniture to fill half of it; we buy a new mattress without a bed frame and sleep on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Instead of selling a suite of diverse products, millennial brands focused on the “only” T-shirt, mattress or sauté pan you’ll ever need.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

After questioning Estelle, officers put her in the cell with a thin mattress on top of the concrete slab and a blanket donated by an airline, Hoppock said.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

In a nearby apartment packed with guests, her fiancé Serhiy Lobanov was asleep on a mattress in the kitchen.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The sheets don’t stay tucked, and the plastic mattress sticks to my skin.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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