bop
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The curvilinear bop of a good and expertly undulating narrative lede.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The company says its "companion-centric" device can interpret human gestures and bop to musical rhythms, as well as take selfies and steady videos.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
He adds a funky countermelody, reminiscent of Horace Silver or Lee Morgan, and remakes “Billy Joe” into a remarkable slice of hard bop, a 12-minute roller-coaster ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
Children giggle and run as kilikis with soft foam truncheons bop them if they get too close.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
And they all laugh and bop and clap and smile.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
In a sparkly gold dress, the 20-year-old floated above the pressure, bopped along to the music of Donna Summer and glided her way to stardom—and the top of the podium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Szabolcs Csépe, from Budapest, bopped to over 3000 songs and burned more than 22,000 calories in his quest to romp into the record books.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Deborah bopped from the cafeteria to another schoolroom, where another precinct was sharing the space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
He did a nine-month tour in Afghanistan before leaving the Army, then bopped between a few jobs before returning to the familiarity of working with his dad.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
She bopped his nose again and Sean pulled her closer.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
It’s hard to disagree that the current system, with quarterbacks bopping from campus to campus like jam bands and 26-year-olds lining up against 18-year-olds, needs revision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
What did teen girls bopping to “Modern Love” know about any of that?
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
Duncan appeared confident and poised as he took underhanded tosses from a team manager and fired passes, even bopping his head ever so slightly as Blink-182’s “All the Small Things” blared over the stadium loudspeakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
These bubbly creatures seemed to float by on the positive energy of the crowd, sometimes blithely bopping along, sometimes stopping to take photos with enthusiastic fellow inflatable-wearers.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2025
He played the opening notes of that song on the keyboard, and John started bopping his head.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
