bounce
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They plan for calamity and how they’d bounce back.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
No matter how filthy a tackle might be, Deschamps instructed his players to bounce back up and carry on in silence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The only difference between tennis and wheelchair tennis would be that the ball could bounce twice – and this remains today.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
That soothed fears the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates soon to bring down inflation, and fuelled a healthy bounce across Asia, led by Seoul.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
And when the ball hit the ground, it took the worst possible bounce right into Ms. Adams's yard, where Brutus the Rottweiler lived, chained to a tree.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
"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
See how scientists are ensuring that the ball bounces and rolls exactly the same way across 16 different stadiums—and how it could change the future of sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The question is whether that demand bounces back once the war ends.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
See also: Micron’s stock bounces back in a big way: ‘The memory trade is alive and well’
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
The clink-clink-clink of a metal sphere bounces on a hard surface.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
On Wednesday, the stock bounced 0.7% to get back to the $137 level in premarket trading.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Seoul led gains across Asian equity markets Wednesday as tech firms bounced back following a softer-than-expected US inflation print that soothed worries about a possible interest rate hike this month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
In the midst of the Diamondbacks’ two-run fifth, All-Star center fielder Andy Pages tracked a long fly back to the wall but missed the catch as the ball bounced off his glove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Sooryavanshi was bounced out for 13 as part of Archer's 3-29, India reduced to 52-5 after five overs to effectively end the contest.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Bess bounced up and down on the bench.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
Without air molecules to slow them down, methane molecules move freely under the influence of gravity, bouncing across the surface as sunlight energizes them and colder temperatures reduce their speed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
"During the second half, the fans were bouncing up and down singing 'he who doesn't jump is an Englishman'. You'll be hearing a lot, lot more of that on Wednesday."
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Stocks rose on Monday with tech shares mostly bouncing back and the Nasdaq Composite set to snap its five-day losing streak.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
If you live longer than you expect or the markets return less than you expect, you’ll end up bouncing all your checks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Since there is an equal chance of a marble bouncing left or right at each peg, the marble stacks in the bins below will, on average, form the classic bell-shaped curve of normal distribution.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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