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Her daughters brought the teddy bears Kotb had gifted them.
3.—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Along the street was a makeshift memorial of small teddy bears, candles and flowers put together by local workers who witnessed the attack early Wednesday and wanted to pay homage to those who lost their lives.—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 The teddy bear is brown and fluffy, with a red bowtie, and the pizza slice is gooey with cheese and pepperoni.—Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024 The sidewalk adjacent to the intersection has become a memorial of pink and white teddy bears, flowers, candles and balloons for the sisters.—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for teddy bear
Word History
Etymology
Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt; from a cartoon depicting the president sparing the life of a bear cub while hunting
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