bedtime stories

plural of bedtime story

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Noun
  • Michelsen, born in Tórshavn, is a bestselling author known for her poetry, short stories, and novels for all ages.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • These invasion fictions took a range of forms, from short stories and pamphlets to novellas and full-length novels, and proliferated especially in the late-Victorian and Edwardian period leading up to World War I, which brought the subgenre’s brief flourishing to an end.
    Ivan Kreilkamp, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Using a non-comparative, cradle-to-gate method that excluded downstream applications and packaging, the study tracked materials from extraction or waste collection to the final textile-ready product, whether PET chips, staple fiber or yarns.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
  • These longer fibers can be spun into finer, smoother and more durable yarns, securing Egyptian cotton’s place in high-end shirting, bedding, and premium fabrications.
    Kaja Grujic, Vogue, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Andersen had sent Dickens a copy of his fairy tales translated into English, and Dickens neglected to show the children.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • Zipes, an accomplished scholar of fairy tales, explores the genre’s enduring appeal and its social functions in this erudite essay collection.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Such false narratives are dangerous.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Pushing those narratives forward for the time being means more than this weekend’s series against the Dodgers or next week’s four-game trek to Chavez Ravine.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • But the records do not identify Swift or Kelce or indicate whether the event is directly connected to the couple.
    Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Between daily high temperatures and warm overnight lows — which won't be low enough to offer much relief — more than 300 records are expected to be set by Saturday.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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“Bedtime stories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20stories. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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