bump
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Kalshi said it didn’t see a bump in trading in the L.A. mayoral race around the time Median Strategies released its fake poll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Eaton, a maker of circuit breakers and other electrical equipment used in data centers, is seeing a sales bump as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"Many years ago I worked in Skewen and taught her niece. The whole family were lovely. I would often bump into her in local shops and restaurants and was she was always lovely," said Maggie.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A bump in supply of long-dated bonds tied to the refunding is contributing to Treasury market jitters this week, said Gennadiy Goldberg, head of U.S. rates strategy at TD Securities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Does a “shorter” or smaller bump equal softer or a lower pitch or both?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Companies like Microsoft, OpenAI and Amazon need the public’s buy-in to avoid speed bumps, maintain political support and curb blowback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"There's definitely a few more bumps, a bit less corners, but generally there are some really good flowing sections."
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
A mosquito researcher offers tips and tricks to avoid leaving the trail with itchy red bumps from our local bloodsuckers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The team found that graphene wrinkles behaved somewhat like rows of tiny electrical speed bumps.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The ghost smiled, and a chill breeze danced across Ophie’s skin, raising goose bumps on her arms.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
He bumped a pole while backing up, then missed a hoop toss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Zissimos advises his clients to not fall for the faster but smaller vessels, since you’ll “get bumped around a little bit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
His chances of making Carolina’s 53-man roster improved greatly last month when veteran backup quarterback Will Grier announced his retirement, which bumped King up to No. 3 on the depth chart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
For example, while driving in the extremely remote northwest Australia to see an eclipse in 2019, Green said she bumped into Milligan.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
I smiled back, thinking what a nice friendly woman she was, and then she bumped right into me!
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
The newfound attention was prompted by a fan bumping into him at a L.A. grocery store and sharing a selfie with the actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I remember walking by Jon Bon Jovi once and then bumping into Scarlett Johansson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
An 11-year-old paraplegic boy said it was "incredible" bumping into Catherine, Princess of Wales, three times while completing the Three Peaks Challenge.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
If it’s 6%, then it’s a no-brainer to say you should consider at least bumping up your contributions by 1 percentage point so that you don’t leave free money on the table.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The scavengers dashed off, bumping clumsily into each other with panic as they tried to get through the door together.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
