bumpy
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We’re in a bumpy transition from chatbots to active agents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
France provides an indication of how the path ahead could be bumpy as individual member states may try to strength or weaken the proposals.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nevertheless, right now some of the plan depends on potentially bumpy negotiations with unions, which could generate positive and negative news flow in the second half, according to MS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Lewes MP James MacCleary said the findings were "deeply concerning", adding: "It's kind of well-known locally how bumpy that stretch of track is."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As Z drove Sairy and Dallas away from the farm and down the bumpy road, he felt jittery.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
“If you just need to buy and hold something for the next decade I think you just have to accept that it’s going to be a bumpier ride than in the past,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
It’s time to prepare your retirement portfolio for a bumpier ride.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Wall Street is inching toward a historic milestone just as the ride is getting bumpier in the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026
"The bumpier, irregular surface of the virulent strains exposes parts of the virus that are normally hidden, allowing certain antibodies to attach more easily," Dr. Bibby said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2025
Mr. Ferris turned down a rutted dirt road, made even bumpier by the roots that crisscrossed it like the veins on an old man’s hands.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
This latest one, on the welfare state, comes after Sir Keir Starmer has endured his bumpiest days yet in Downing Street.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
“And I have a lot of respect for Casa Latina. I think they’re past the bumpiest part.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
The bumpiest place to sit is in the tail area of the plane, he said, though it doesn’t make a lot of a difference.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
Now, he couldn't apologize enough for his latest misstep in what's become the bumpiest jump to the NFL ever attempted by a college coaching great.
From Fox News ● Oct. 5, 2021
It was like being on the bumpiest, scariest roller-coaster ride!
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
