speed bump
Example Sentences
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Or are they just another speed bump on the way to peace?
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
U.S. stocks hit some turbulence in June, and that seemed to carry over into early July, as a powerful momentum trade centered on semiconductor stocks hit a speed bump.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Others would characterize the plague less as a turning point than a speed bump that slowed Europe’s inevitable ascent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Back on Tasman Drive, tourists excitedly posed for pictures next to a speed bump sign as a grumbling resident glared at them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
He was driving so slowly over a speed bump that she feared the car would stall.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
