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bunch

[buhnch] / bʌntʃ /




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The famous final stage, which for the overall contenders is an unchallenged formality, typically becomes a flat bunch sprint.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

"Millionaires are a patriotic bunch," the letter states.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Balls are about the size of a mature orange and the bounciest of the bunch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“We have a whole bunch of fun, creative ideas.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Now, by that time I’d just about lost my patience with the bunch of them.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Step into your local supermarket, and you may find that those ordinarily humble broccoli bunches or cauliflower heads now carry higher price tags.

From Salon May 27, 2026

In the Southern California Division I regional playoffs, LeDuc has watched his Damien players make threes in bunches.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

The royal couple paid a visit earlier this week to Powys, where they greeted cheering crowds holding bunches of daffodils, the national flower of Wales.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

On a bridge next to the Kremlin on a drizzly Friday morning, a lone Russian police officer stood looking at the half-dozen bunches of flowers laying in memory of slain opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

There were bunches of carrots and celery and loaves of bread and jars of jam and molasses and bags of sugar and links of sausage.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

McNealy, the son of a Silicon Valley billionaire, sits alongside fellow American Alex Smalley atop a bunched leaderboard which continues to feature some surprising names near the summit.

From BBC May 16, 2026

Cassidy, Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow, and state treasurer John Fleming have been relatively bunched in the polling.

From Slate May 16, 2026

"I feel like it's always very bunched here," said Canada's Taylor.

From Barron's Jan. 18, 2026

He says he knows from experience the perilous nature of racing, with jockeys balanced over a saddle the size of a large handkerchief and horses bunched together running up to 40 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

A nylon shower curtain, scarlet, with a design of canary-yellow sharps, flats, and clefs on it, was bunched up at the foot of the tub, attached with plastic rings to an over-head chromium bar.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Even those who missed the boat on opening a DAF last year might find it useful for bunching deductions into one tax year.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

In other cases, the bunching strategy may work best for people who push up their charitable contributions and state and local tax payments into this year.

From MarketWatch Nov. 6, 2025

This phenomenon is known as "bus bunching", and it can be annoying.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2024

Layered strips of vinyl and leather drape from the top, which is roughly the height of a standing person, bunching into turbulent swirls around the bottom.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2022

Liam’s hand tightened around mine, and I found my other hand bunching the fabric of his shirt.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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