as in retired
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
he frequently plays host at his London flat, and overnight guests pretty much doss down where they please
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Kirtley, who retired this week, is the fourth winner of the John Borger award, which was named after the First Amendment attorney who died in 2019.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026 -
Minnesota's Byron Buxton homered to lead off the game, but the 25-year-old Sandlin retired 18 consecutive batters — the first White Sox pitcher to retire 18 in a row in his debut since 1920.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Matsui replaced Giolito with the bases loaded and ended that inning and, after the Padres tied the game 4-4 in the top of the fourth, turned in the first 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fourth.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Wagler turned in massive performances, such as a 46-point outing at Purdue and a 28-point showing at Nebraska in back-to-back weekend road wins.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Prior to that, Blue also claimed to have bedded 1,057 men in the span of 12 hours.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the back, Dominic Hyam is another signing from that window who has bedded in quickly.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But as spring settled in, so did a lightness to the cooking, and the restaurant’s dinner and daytime menus are finding a more personal, label-defying identity.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Cleveland snatched an immediate 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on back-to-back doubles by rookie leadoff hitter Travis Bazzana and star third baseman José Ramírez, but then Gray settled in and gave his team six innings of one-run ball on 92 pitches (58 for strikes).—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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My newfound fear of heights quickly disappeared when Tommy napped.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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As the story goes, Helou and neighbor Ryan Burke — a tech veteran and fellow dad — dreamed up the concept during playdates, sketching the framework while their kids napped.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Nancy O'Leary, who lives in a senior facility in Garden Grove, slept near Friedman at the shelter.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Mateo, who is 9, and Christopher, who is 8, hadn’t slept on a bed with a mattress in months.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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“Dossed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dossed%20%28down%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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