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[baun-did] / ˈbaʊn dɪd /


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In its early years, the country bounded across a continent with the Louisiana Purchase, the annexation of Texas and the conquest of California.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mortgage rates bounded higher earlier this year as the war fed into higher inflation expectations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

At a Sacramento stop Friday, he bounded around chatting with about four dozen mostly union supporters, wearing trademark Nikes, this time a vintage pair with a tartan plaid swoop.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

On a warm April day in 1976 three-year-old Sandy Davidson was playing with his sister Donna in the garden of his grandparents house in Irvine, when the family dog bounded out to the street.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

She hopped down from the bed and bounded through the small round door, her voice fading as she disappeared into the shadows.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia


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