bump
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But the pay bump and more prestigious title comes with challenges.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The bank also notes that a bump in U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Broeders-Bol's long, languid stride and sprint speed have already made an impression in the event and she is gaining tactical knowhow fast as she acclimatises to the bump and hustle of middle distance.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Premier League will not be so strict, so do not expect goals to be ruled out if a keeper gets a bump when they are not playing the ball.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
I make a fist of my own and bump his.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Bally’s permanent Chicago casino, scheduled to open next year, has been hitting bumps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
You need to have a car that's alright over bumps, that's not trying to kill you every time.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Or someone bumps into you at a concert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The team found that graphene wrinkles behaved somewhat like rows of tiny electrical speed bumps.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
I rubbed the goose bumps that prickled on my arms away.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
It comes as no surprise, therefore, to learn that at some point in the 1970s Roy Cohn should have bumped into property developer Fred Trump’s ambitious, high-living son Donald.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Earlier this month, Peacock bumped its pricing, ahead of the new NBA and NFL season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The technical foul - called when Clark ran into an official after making a pass having been bumped by a defender - would have been her eighth of the season, which triggers an automatic suspension.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
For example, while driving in the extremely remote northwest Australia to see an eclipse in 2019, Green said she bumped into Milligan.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
It came up close to them and bumped their boat gently.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
The newfound attention was prompted by a fan bumping into him at a L.A. grocery store and sharing a selfie with the actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"It takes weeks and weeks of bumping into things, scraping along the side of things, before you can work out the best way to steer it."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
I remember walking by Jon Bon Jovi once and then bumping into Scarlett Johansson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
If it’s 6%, then it’s a no-brainer to say you should consider at least bumping up your contributions by 1 percentage point so that you don’t leave free money on the table.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 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
