bobbing

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Office workers being tossed around their workplaces; cars bobbing in the surf like ice cubes in a punchbowl; skyscrapers waving like reeds in the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

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

The first rescue vessels arrived at around 3:30 am, Sajili said, although those bobbing in the water faced a longer wait.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

The foreground is a scar of denuded earth, storage tanks and bobbing pumpjacks — the legacy of oil discovered a century ago when only farmhouses were scattered over the surrounding flatlands.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

I tried to quell the mild nausea I still got when the boat was anchored and bobbing on the water, but this time it was mingled with a deep anxiety.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo