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bassinet

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as in crib

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Recent Examples of bassinet The bassinet can swivel over your bed but remains separate from it, ensuring your baby has a safe sleep space. — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 July 2026 Some parents now keep key items — bottles, burp cloths, diapers, a warmer, and soft lighting — closer to the crib or bassinet so more of the feeding routine can happen in one calm, predictable space. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the makers of a popular baby bassinet. — Shanelle Kaul, CBS News, 16 June 2026 In one slide, Miller, 23, and his girlfriend stood next to each other behind Kashton in a bassinet. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bassinet

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Jack and Aree, 35, announced the arrival of their second baby together in March by sharing a glimpse of their newborn sleeping in her crib next to a black Jellycat bat plushie and a note card indicating she was born on March 5, weighing 7 lbs.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Rooms on the property come in a variety of categories—each has space for one crib, and only some also allow for one rollaway bed.

— Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026

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Thankfully, shopping for these open-air buggies is much more straightforward than shopping for any other vehicle.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
The company operates driverless buggies that have no steering wheel or pedals, and feature four carriage-style seats that face inward, giving them a shuttle-like atmosphere.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 July 2026

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Seen pushing the same pram as in the picture above, this was also taken at Park House in Sandringham.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026

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