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bouncy

[boun-see] / ˈbaʊn si /


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The bouncy freestyle rhythm in “Soho” melts into feverish pop harmonies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

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

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

From Barron's May 4, 2026

She says her son has small patches of eczema which have not spread and is a "happy, bouncy little boy".

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

"And I’ve got the best place in the world to do it," he says as we set off in a bouncy, battered four-wheel-drive vehicle in the general direction of Old Faithful.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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

At the ultracold temperatures in the outer solar system, icy particles are also bouncier and are less likely to stick together when they collide.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2023

Against top-class batters on bouncier Australian pitches, Wood is a weapon Buttler will be glad to have in his arsenal.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2022

Ruth's hair is bouncier and darker, her eyeglasses even more oversized.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2022

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

From Washington Post Jun. 4, 2021

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

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

It is probably the quickest and bounciest pitch in world cricket, so the conditions will be alien to most of our players, and yet somehow England must produce a dramatically improved overall performance.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2013

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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