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bouncy

[boun-see] / ˈbaʊn si /


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He’ll probably put an inflatable bouncy castle in the Capitol building, and I’m actually perfectly fine with that.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

Before it had just been one big, bouncy blue and orange Macy’s balloon, streetwise New York City behaving like some bucolic basketball Mayberry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Aside from learning to prepare lessons and navigate behavior issues, they complete activities similar to the children’s, including painting as well as outdoor play using toy hoops and bouncy balls.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

It’s been a bouncy few weeks for the stock.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Aaron was in a bouncy seat they got from their church’s nursery, batting at the toys hanging from the bar.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

Historically, the Gabba is even bouncier than the Perth Stadium and sits as the bounciest pitch anywhere in the world.

From BBC Dec. 1, 2025

The model showed that runners should run faster on softer, bouncier tracks that supported a runner's natural gait.

From Science Daily Jan. 24, 2024

Much lighter and bouncier than what I'm used to in tteokbokki, these were chewy to the nth degree.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2021

The bubble champs are done, in the first round, losers to the healthier and bouncier Phoenix Suns.

From Washington Post Jun. 4, 2021

The result was a bouncier, more voluminous curl than one has come to expect from a standard curling wand — and lacked the singed smell often associated with irons.

From New York Times Oct. 9, 2018

Balls are about the size of a mature orange and the bounciest of the bunch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Perth is one of the bounciest pitches in the world, meaning driving balls on a good length is fraught with the danger of an edge.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

The Toronto Raptors are going to the Eastern Conference Finals thanks to the bounciest buzzer-beater you will ever see under normal gravitational conditions.

From Slate May 12, 2019

Surprisingly, though, several of the bounciest poems are actually mini-tragedies.

From Washington Post Nov. 23, 2016

Old Trafford, where the second Test will start on Friday, has the quickest, bounciest square in the country, and Finn is looking forward to the experience.

From The Guardian May 31, 2010




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