as in beds
slang
a place set aside for sleeping
dragging myself out of the hay on such a cold, dreary morning seemed like an act of sheer masochism
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The Fort Collins Rescue Mission has opened a building with dozens of overnight shelter beds on their Harvest Farm property north of Fort Collins.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026 -
The city settled the case two years later, agreeing to create 12,915 new shelter beds or other housing opportunities by June 2027.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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With its 5Ah battery, the Goat mows over 5,000 square feet per charge and gets back to work after just 45 minutes of charging.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Nov. 2025
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From trad wives to spin classes to caregiving, Smithuijsen reveals how late stage capitalism strips women of agency and traps them in endless cycles of empty consumption and thankless labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The cuffed hem also traps in heat and gives the pants a jogger appearance that looks good with sandals, sneakers, and boots.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Calvin Klein Frame bags In the late ’90s, Calvin Klein made a Frame bag in shiny Spazzolato leather that was so modern granny-chic.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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There’s also a spacious closet off the bathroom, which one imagines the future West Village girl who gets the place will need for all of her Reformation and Brandy Melville bags.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
12 Jan. 2026
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Counterintuitively, some analysts think that the investigation now makes near-term interest rate cuts less likely, because Powell and the other members of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) will be determined to show the markets that they are guided by the data and not legal threats.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Cutting out any that have negative revenue revisions over the past month cuts that in half again to 100 stocks.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Speedskating is among those niche Olympic sports that captures the country’s attention for a week or two every four years.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Ross’ phone then captures the SUV accelerating down the street.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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But while many hiring professionals are concerned about applicants using AI in the process, one leader actually hunts for talent using the tech in application rounds.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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That included a pair of hunters named Victor Travis and Raymond Burgess; on the show, Gein hunts them down and murders them with a chainsaw.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Hays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hays. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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