as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
the living room couch was my doss for the weekend I spent at my friend's Lake District cottage
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The ballot measure advanced on Tuesday suggests a temporary 2% increase to the city’s 14% transient occupancy tax — often called a bed or hotel tax — dropping to a permanent post-Games 1% increase starting in 2029.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Northwestern is hoping to build a new tower with more than 200 beds on the campus of Northwestern Memorial in Streeterville.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere, the children’s bunkroom pairs two built-in bunks with two captain’s beds tucked in their own alcoves.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even as water started seeping into the cabins scattered along the riverbank, Edward Eastland insisted the campers stay put and climb to the top bunks, the lawsuit says.—
Hayley Walker,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ayers would head straight to the beat-up old couch, her friend would head to the stage to perform her poetry, and Ayers would feel recharged.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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The camera pans over and the adorable, singing Pokémon Jigglypuff is sitting on the couch.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Doss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doss. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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