The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Fewer hospital beds can jam up emergency departments with patients—some who grow irate waiting for beds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Star Trek had do-it-all hospital beds called biobeds.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Bigger-ticket items like hospital beds and specialized medical equipment add to the financial strain.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
The AFP photographer saw windows shattered and debris covering several hospital beds in the building, where walls and ceilings were also damaged.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
Farmer said to me, “They have seven hundred hospital beds in this place, and about five hundred are filled with TB patients. That’s a clue, just a clue, that there might be a problem.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
