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Farkas launched with the Soviets in 1980, taking along a teddy bear in a cosmonaut suit that went back up with Kapu.—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025 Another saw Archer seated in front of a brown teddy bear.—Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 June 2025 In the final photo, Archer is joined by a big teddy bear and appears to be mid-sneeze—too cute!—Clea Haran, Parents, 18 June 2025 Hailey posted the same photo to her Instagram Stories soon afterwards with the child's name and a teddy bear and blue heart emoji.—Kayla Grant, People.com, 13 June 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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