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Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% raise for 2027, a bigger-than-average bump as energy prices continue to fuel inflation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

TSMC’s U.S.-listed stock saw a 3% bump on Monday, but slipped 1.6% ahead of Wednesday’s open.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Relations between the parties were already in tough terrain, but this unexpected bump in the road over parading has steered things further off course.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Other experts say schools experience an initial bump in applications after a tuition-cut announcement but not a long-term boost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Raizel staggered from the floor, pressing a hand to the bump on her head.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mona transforms before our eyes from a diffident mother of two in an unhappy marriage into the star she always could be, though not without a few bumps in the road.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

That's again a new challenge for everyone, to deal with those bumps.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In their decade of marriage, the duo faced several significant bumps in their relationship—including an affair that the singer had early on in their marriage, as well as infertility struggles.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“It’s the haints,” I say, hoping that’ll get rid of the goose bumps.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

A possible replacement for Aikman on “MNF” could be Greg Olsen, a one-time lead analyst at Fox before being bumped down to the network’s No. 2 team to make room for Tom Brady.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

That bumped Adelkoff’s compensation far above that of her peers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Airlines have to pay as much as $2,150 when bumped passengers face lengthy delays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Having been bashed, bumped and bruised on his way to winning Gladiators earlier this year, you might expect Josh McDonald wants to put his feet up.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

They reached for a shrimp at the same time, and their hands bumped.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

It’s also making it clear to employees that no bumping is now a requirement, not a goal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

At airports where it tested out new technology and procedures this summer, involuntary bumping was eliminated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"After having lived here my whole life, it's funny walking down the streets of Belfast and bumping into people that I know wearing my full police costume," Braniff says.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Another sign of tepid hiring: The average increase in wages was just 3% in the 12 months that ended in August, bumping along prepandemic lows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

I hear him stomping around above me, something dragging along the ground, bumping on rocks, and then he’s gone.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz