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bumpy

[buhm-pee] / ˈbʌm pi /


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But the road to get there has been insanely bumpy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

It has been a long and bumpy road to this point for Rockstar.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

That bumpy two weeks kicks off Thursday with the massive simultaneous expirations of stock options, stock-index futures and stock-index options, coming a day earlier than usual due to the Juneteenth holiday on Friday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

El Niño has arrived and it could become one of the largest on record, and California may be in for a bumpy ride.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

But it was a bumpy and nauseating ride—not to mention crowded.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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