bumper
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Japan's Nintendo has enjoyed bumper sales for its latest Switch 2 console, but some have called the line-up of new games for the device lackluster.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Dynacom is paying sailors bumper salaries to make the dangerous voyage to ports in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf oil producers, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Officers later located the car near his home, with significant damage to the windscreen, bonnet and front bumper.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
A vintage magazine ad boasts of the studio’s high-end gear as well as its “large screen video lounge” and “a playroom with pong, pinball and bumper pool.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
The left corner of the Nova’s rear bumper clipped the chain-link post, taking the gate with it and knocking down a good part of the fence.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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