as in to bed
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
he frequently plays host at his London flat, and overnight guests pretty much doss down where they please
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Then keep scrolling to shop more bedding deals at Amazon.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025 -
Hinge cutting is best done with smaller and mid-sized trees and is popular for creating and improving bedding areas.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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The retired ocean liner was built in the early 1950s and retired in 1969, and has changed hands many times since, with several recent unsuccessful efforts to restore the ship.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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And the elevator breaks down sometimes, and then nobody can retire.—
Antonia Hitchens,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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When Walmart turned in its final 2024 numbers last week, investors zeroed on its outlook and traded away more than $50 billion of the company’s market value.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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Duncan's version of The Kingpin is doubtless the most chilling portrayal the late actor ever turned in.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Powell had to settle for a showing in Saturday night’s 3-point contest.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Here, any sedimentary layers that settle to the bed of the brine pool remain exquisitely intact.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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If an airman has been napping, the nap is over now.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
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From getting a walk in while my kids napped in their stroller seats to transporting both kids from the car into the grocery store, my double stroller was more than just a way to get from point A to point B.—
Laura Lu, MS,
Parents,
9 Feb. 2025
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This, of course, can be problematic for cats, who are known for sleeping on their owners.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Don’t sleep on the curb appeal—the asymmetric A-frame structure of the home is only the beginning of your visual journey.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
22 Feb. 2025
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