bumped

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Also on Tuesday, the company bumped up the low-end of its revenue guidance for the fiscal year that ends in late January, while it still expects a ceiling of $1.12 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It began when Verhoeven bumped into Briton Statham - a close ally of Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh - in Las Vegas in September 2024, during the Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez v Terence Crawford fight week.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In 2024, voters bumped it up to a half-cent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Keys and Mulder said in their earlier study that reinsurance -- insurers themselves buying protection against risk -- has bumped up premiums as firms experienced a "climate epiphany."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The car bumped and thumped over more debris in the road, and Akira’s eyes were drawn back to the hellscape outside her window.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz