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bed

[bed] / bɛd /


NOUN
patch of ground for planting
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The 25-year-old sleeps on a small camping bed in the Honghub office under a poster for “Her,” a 2013 movie about a man falling in love with an AI operating system.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

But Eavis has put those rumours to bed in a direct response to one Glastonbury-goer on social media.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

So if I’m getting in bed, I’ve already read a bunch — I would go back and forth between those.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

She handed him the landline phone, which was resting on a dresser by her side of the bed.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

I look at my bed now, and in my mind’s eye, she’s right there, an arm’s reach away.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Because Lululemon was running on a shoestring budget, Wilson rented one hotel room for them to share, with separate beds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Now, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is down to 90,000 prisoners, and has 8,000 more beds available than it has people in custody.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

"If, for example, we had been able to recruit more nurses, then we would have been able to have more beds open," he explained.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The Delafield Hotel is a charming boutique property with massive rooms, comfortable beds and bathrooms outfitted with Kohler rain showers and soaking hydrotherapy tubs.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Both beds are layered in stiff, thick blankets and way too many pillows.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Mr. Scott charts a course through these momentous events with great skill, producing a book that is readable and accessible but bedded in authoritative scholarship.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2026

His return could tilt this year's title run in City's favour, but Fabregas believes the Belgian will have to be bedded in gently.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2024

Photos taken with your smartphone have the location and other information bedded within the image.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2024

As dusk approached, he bedded down at home in case the Israeli army advanced at nightfall.

From Seattle Times Nov. 4, 2023

Another favorite described how he inadvertently bedded down beside five hibernating bears in a Canadian cave.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Plan A is to spread bedding in the hallway behind two interior walls; Plan B is to move the family into the building's shared corridor; and Plan C is to head for the basement.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Hundreds of volunteers hurried through the packed parking lot next to Bogota's largest stadium, forming human chains to pass donated water bottles, food provisions, sanitary products and bedding to the sorting area.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

While shoppers continue to buy everyday necessities like pet food, animal feed and bedding, they are delaying riding lawn mowers, outdoor power equipment and other big-ticket discretionary purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

On St Kilda, before the archipelago was abandoned in 1930, birds were killed for their meat and also oils for fuel and waterproofing, while the feathers were used for clothing and bedding.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

We had to climb three sets of stairs to get to the apartment were setting up and are each carrying an armload of bedding.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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