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bob

[bob] / bɒb /


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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

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

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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