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bobbed

ADJECTIVE
clipped
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Off a Mediterranean beach, countless shoes bobbed in the blue waters, abandoned by migrants who had swum to this slice of Spanish territory along the Strait of Gibraltar, just off the coast of Morocco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

So in 1992, wearing flares, a bottle green jacket and a yellow headband over her bobbed blonde hair, van Heel appeared on the hit ITV programme.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Tesla stock has bobbed up and down for a while, with investors looking for concrete news about its AI applications.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

One of them hopped clumsily to the end of a branch, which squeaked and bobbed under its weight and sent it squawking into the air.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


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