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bump

[buhmp] / bʌmp /


VERB
move over, dislodge
Synonyms
VERB
increment
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She shared two photos of herself in a white outfit cradling her baby bump as Kaplan holds her leg and smiles at her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

But Jenkins told the BBC he saw a small bump in bookings when the schedule of fixtures was announced, and expects to see "much more of an uptick as the matches approach".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It estimates a 6 bps bump in May CPI inflation, and a 10 bps boost to June’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Although we had decades of clinical data validating its effectiveness, it was an observation from a longitudinal study of healthy nurses in the 1980s that spurred the largest bump in hormone usage.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

No one had said he had to bump his nose on every single dead end in the maze.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary




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