bob
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"So there's a lot that's not great about an Oscar. And you don't get any money. They could give you a few bob with it, at least," she joked.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
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
The two had a romance in the postcard-perfect city, where high-rise condos climb hillsides as fishing boats bob off the coast—all framed by the Sierra Madre mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 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
Before when Ophie had seen her she’d been dressed like a fine lady about to go out on the town, her bob curled and styled, bright red lipstick covering her lips.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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A young man with bobbed hair and an ankle monitor emerged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
On a recent morning, two surfers bobbed up and down on their boards directly in front of the new Club Med.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Pong expected the police boats to be full of officers, but they bobbed silently in the water, anchored in formation.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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Scott said, such as head bobbing, swaying and pacing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 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
Wearing black Swig shirts, the crew swiftly mixed drinks with bobbing limes and swirling cream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Those who survived then spent hours bobbing in life jackets or clinging to other floatation devices while awaiting rescue, the 53-year-old lawyer said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Then I’m out in the hall, bobbing and weaving through walls of endless paper chain.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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