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bumpy

[buhm-pee] / ˈbʌm pi /


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And she’s like, “Listen, first six months after cancer are really bumpy, and it’s not going to stay like this. Do you need an Ativan?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“It’s gonna be a bumpy night,” to quote “All About Eve.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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

But the 80-kilometre journey on the eastern DRC's infamously rickety and bumpy roads damaged the coffin, exposing the Ebola-ridden corpse to the world.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

The truck rumbled along through the dark, over bumpy streets at first, then, at a higher speed, over a smooth highway.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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