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From his hospital bed, holding a teddy bear, Santiago Claudio recalled the moment his upper body caught fire.—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026 According to Noel Gallagher, the root of his legendary beef with his brother goes back all the way to 1978, when Liam stole his teddy bear.—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 MacFarlane voices the titular anthropomorphic teddy bear who remains on the lookout for a good time.—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026 Peacock has dropped the official red band trailer for Season 2 of Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted (appropriately red band for the foul-mouthed teddy bear).—Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teddy bear
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Etymology
Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt; from a cartoon depicting the president sparing the life of a bear cub while hunting