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Another showed her daughter Haley hugging a teddy bear near the window.—Kayla Grant, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 After hours of waiting, Ema notices a hooded man holding a teddy bear, watching the young woman.—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 26 Mar. 2025 Prayer candles and a red balloon were placed at the base of a white cross, which had flowers and a teddy bear in the center.—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025 Other videos showed Franke threatening to take away meals or threatening to cut off the head of one child's teddy bear.—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teddy bear
Word History
Etymology
Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt; from a cartoon depicting the president sparing the life of a bear cub while hunting
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