bum

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Baker, a Dartmouth College grad and former ski bum who once worked as a housekeeper at a mountain lodge in Utah, started working at Fidelity in 1999 as an analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Advancements that seek to end the friction of reality — the freak occurrences, edge cases and bum luck of a given day — ultimately sap the world of excitement and color.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

"My bum felt like it was boiling, I felt like I had a fever," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

And while I don’t know if there’s a world in which I’d wear that stuff, I would like to feel confident about my bum.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

“As I mentioned not too long ago, this is my house. Ain’t no bum knee can stop me from going wherever I wanna go inside it.”

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone