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Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% raise for 2027, a bigger-than-average bump as energy prices continue to fuel inflation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

But the city’s hotels only got a 1% bump in occupancy, according to a report published this week by Hospitality Education and Research Organization, a project of the Hotel Assn. of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Relations between the parties were already in tough terrain, but this unexpected bump in the road over parading has steered things further off course.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Other experts say schools experience an initial bump in applications after a tuition-cut announcement but not a long-term boost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Don’t kick the ball here. What if you bump into Zara by accident?”

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

Sometimes our rational understanding of life and death bumps into a seemingly impossible presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mona transforms before our eyes from a diffident mother of two in an unhappy marriage into the star she always could be, though not without a few bumps in the road.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

In their decade of marriage, the duo faced several significant bumps in their relationship—including an affair that the singer had early on in their marriage, as well as infertility struggles.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

While those may be bumps in the road, they aren’t signaling that the capital window is closing, or at least not yet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mama bumps a cart of books, and I reach for her arm to steady her.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

That bumped Adelkoff’s compensation far above that of her peers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

But Ohtani’s struggles bumped him down to the No. 5 and 4 spots in the Dodgers’ lineup for games 3 and 4, respectively, against the Atlanta Braves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Having been bashed, bumped and bruised on his way to winning Gladiators earlier this year, you might expect Josh McDonald wants to put his feet up.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The most elaborately staged, and very funny, scene is one in which Ha-Chan and Fedir are out walking when they get bumped into by a small group of rude businessmen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The whale came up and bumped the boat again.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

It is also making it clear to employees that eliminating bumping is now a requirement, not a goal, according to a memo viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Involuntary bumping is relatively rare—fewer than 25,000 people were involuntarily bumped last year on U.S. airlines out of the millions who flew.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"After having lived here my whole life, it's funny walking down the streets of Belfast and bumping into people that I know wearing my full police costume," Braniff says.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Another sign of tepid hiring: The average increase in wages was just 3% in the 12 months that ended in August, bumping along prepandemic lows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

The bell rang and Nicole sprang out of my seat, bumping me.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence