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bumpy ride

NOUN
difficult time
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A summer swoon for tech stocks may be taking hold, as another bumpy ride looms Tuesday after South Korea’s red-hot stock market slumped 10%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 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

Anyone planning to work for another decade or longer could be in for a bumpy ride to retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Waldorf was strapped into a five-point harness in the back of an ambulance and began the bumpy ride along rural roads.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

She dug her talons into my skin to brace herself during the bumpy ride to the ground.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George



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