bob
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"So there's a lot that's not great about an Oscar. And you don't get any money. They could give you a few bob with it, at least," she joked.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
During our Zoom, with the background carefully faded behind her wavy blond bob, she promises that she doesn’t just copy and paste her subjects and settings from what sells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Smith, a 64-year-old who sported a blond bob, had been 16 when she got married in the 1970s.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was stretchered off after the bob hurtled down the track for a good 30 seconds on its side.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Just watching him bob around on the other side of the table made me sick.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
And by the 1920s, women with bobbed hair came to represent female independence and rebellion.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
On a recent morning, two surfers bobbed up and down on their boards directly in front of the new Club Med.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Tesla stock has bobbed up and down for a while, with investors looking for concrete news about its AI applications.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Hours after that chocolate spread bobbed through the cabin, the Artemis II crew disappeared behind the moon and briefly lost contact with society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
I bobbed up again, and this time, my ghost eyes were open.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Now we are four confused people bobbing up and down in this cauldron of unbearable repetition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Scott said, such as head bobbing, swaying and pacing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
An AI-generated video shows a crowd of young - mostly black - men, wearing balaclavas and padded jackets, slipping down a water slide into a dirty swimming pool with litter bobbing on the surface.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Many benchmark indexes are still bobbing around record highs, and that has many investors concerned about high stock valuations.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
Ophie said, bobbing a curtsy and glancing down at the ground.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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