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On a plywood bookshelf above the twin bed sat a dozen teddy bears of varying age and quality, some patchy and furless.—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 The duo must sneak around the industrial plant and analyze three packages full of teddy bears filled with a suspicious substance.—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025 The creative, who helmed the Gaultier brand from 2021 to 2024, also heads up an eponymous jewelry business offering bag chains, charms and other accessories in Tétier’s playful, maximalist style — teddy bears, sculptural flowers and multipatterned strings often included.—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025 This chocolate Advent calendar is a foolproof Christmas gift for teenagers of all ages, with its 24 days of delicious milk chocolate Lindt balls and teddy bears.—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 Oct. 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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