bob
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As if to distinguish herself further from the sea of Fox News look- and think-alikes, she cut her long blond waves into a modest bob.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Tall and willowy, she wore glasses and the same short brown bob she had as a teenager.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Team GB capped off a disappointing bobsleigh campaign at the Winter Olympics with a "devastating" seventh-place finish in the four-man bob event.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 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
At least Finn only had to bob his head to the side and then back up again as he scrambled after them.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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