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Recent Examples of bedtime story
Now, his story is being remembered as a bedtime story for children.
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CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
What once struggled at the box office became a generational heirloom, passed down like a favorite bedtime story, reminding us that sincerity is not something to outgrow.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
Mommy has to read the bedtime story.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025
The bedtime story market is also getting more crowded.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
What once struggled at the box office became a generational heirloom, passed down like a favorite bedtime story, reminding us that sincerity is not something to outgrow.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
Mommy has to read the bedtime story.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025
The bedtime story market is also getting more crowded.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
Noun
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Her short stories have been shortlisted for the Costa Short Story Award, the Bristol Prize, and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
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Known for shows like Eastbound & Down and the Righteous Gemstones, McBride brings his comedic genius to this debut short story collection that tells the stories of men coping with life’s tragedies, both big and small.—
Caroline Reilly,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
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This fiber pair is wrapped in a cellulosic material such as cotton, creating a dual core yarn with a matte look.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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Secure the ends of the yarn to a starting point and an ending point.—
Parents,
Parents,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Under the partnership, Virtue Asia and COL will work together to package opportunities for regional marketers across microdrama, vertical video and mobile-first narrative entertainment.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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One of the biggest shifts happening in menopause research is the move away from scary narratives about the aging female brain.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Potentially dangerous heat and high humidity arrived Thursday and was expected to continue Friday for a swath of the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast, where daily high record temperatures could be broken in numerous places, the weather service said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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California public records request Willows officials on March 18 initiated a mediation request regarding the law enforcement services contract with the Sheriff’s Office.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The backstory What appears to be a modern building actually has quite a bit of local history.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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The Chiefs Hall of Honor on the second-level concourse contains the organization’s four Super Bowl trophies, memorabilia, exhibits and documents, and there is no admission to walk through history.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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