bumped

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Appeared in the January 17, 2026, print edition as 'The ‘Stranger Things’ Star Who Bumped Taylor Swift From No. 1'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Bumped at the rim without a foul to show for it, Terance Mann waited until the next break in play to approach referee Tyler Ford and lean in while holding out both hands, pleading.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Bumped into a female MP who has announced she’s standing down.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2019

My life’s ambition — Equestrian race competition — Ruined now: went astray, Bumped a pal; now they say: Your next Derby is tagged “Demolition.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2019

“They should’ve given you a gold star. Bumped you up a grade.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline