bobbing

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It shows a harbour littered with lobster boxes and boats bobbing in the water, as well as colourful bunting along the dark streets of St Amelia.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

In September 2023, she held a news conference dressed as Monroe — bright red lipstick, bobbing blond hair — urging the City Council to declare it a landmark.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“You can’t hear it without tapping a toe, bobbing a head or getting up and doing the full choreography,” said Will Coss, executive producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Many benchmark indexes are still bobbing around record highs, and that has many investors concerned about high stock valuations.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Hale remained on top of the hill and watched as the coroner’s inquest began, the men bobbing in and out of the silhouetted Buick.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann