bounce
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But the team is hopeful the colony can bounce back when they return from Africa in spring, with plans to improve the site and further protect the birds under way.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
“Los Angeles is resilient, and we’re going to show the country that Los Angeles can bounce back from a terrible, terrible disaster, and the comeback is going to be much greater than the setback.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The IMF said the region is expected to bounce back quickly once the war is over, but there remains high uncertainty as to when that will be.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The only chance of a bounce is for banks that give a “reassuring” net interest income message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
I like the way my feet bounce off it.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Dick’s decided to match competitors’ discounts to maintain market share when the market bounces back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Tropper, who at 55 is the same age as Hamm, notes that nobody in their 50s bounces back from overnight shoots quite the way they once did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
"She was just really funny. It's not the type of funny that's just telling jokes, it's sibling banter that just bounces off each other – we're just one upping each other, like tennis," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Don’t miss: Micron’s stock bounces back in a big way: ‘The memory trade is alive and well’
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
Just about every shot I take bounces off the rim.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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All three markets bounced Wednesday as the same firms provided much-needed support, with Seoul and Taipei both up more than one percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Much of yesterday’s rise was likely technically driven as the November contract bounced off the 20-day moving average at $3.10/mmBtu, Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In a positive sign, Payne noted that once the 10-year Treasury yield has hit roughly 5.30%, the market has bounced off that level several times now.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Harris then stole second and failed to capitalize on catcher Will Smith’s off-target throw, which got past second baseman Kiké Hernández and bounced into the outfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Coconuts bounced everywhere, bumping over the children and falling onto the road.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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Microsoft ran it with Clippy, the bouncing paperclip that came with Office as far back as the 1990s.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
He lost control of his Mercedes, which spun across the track into the inside wall, before bouncing back again to the outside, the rest of the field somehow avoiding him.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Natural gas futures settled up 2.3% to $3.0350 per million British thermal units, bouncing off of contract lows it previously found in early-August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I was just kind of bouncing around, like just being a little bit of everything,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The two youngest sisters progressed from bouncing apples to fooling the world under Leah’s influence.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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