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You walk down the street with him and there’s a bunch of ConEd guys digging a hole in the street — you think, “Uh-oh, these guys are gonna want him to sign their jackhammer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Stevens chose to pull her switcheroo, yet El-Sayed has done a bunch of tactically questionable things that seem to have made that outcome more likely—and could make it more politically damaging, too.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

The signs were not good that Hibs would suddenly metamorphose into a convincing, steely bunch of players capable of rolling with the punches instead of being floored by them.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

He just had to convince a bunch of 18-to-22-year-olds to give it a shot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Her gaze lingered over Tansy’s new hat with its bunch of artificial grapes spilling off the brim.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Occasionally, a leisure driver bunches up the group until they pull over at the next turnout to let the faster drivers pass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Some stands sold small cartons of cherry tomatoes for $7, bunches of kale for $4 and a mixed-salad bag for $5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

The house's drive was cordoned off and bunches of flowers were laid on a hedge outside the house.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

Two bunches of teenagers, one group black and the other white, seem to share adjoining rooms.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

An alternative Arctic route, the Northwest Passage that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via the Canadian Arctic, is less passable because it is dominated by narrow waterways where ice gets bunched up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

England's Aaron Rai has racked up a whole host of firsts after emerging from a bunched pack to win the US PGA Championship at a testing Aronimink.

From BBC ● May 17, 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

At the top, Worsley bunched the end of the rope up and jammed it under some rocks.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

As a result, many donors should consider bunching donations even if they itemize every year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In a loss to the Giants, the Dodgers scored their only run by bunching four walks in one hitless inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 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

It can also make automatic adjustments on any given day if required by road congestion, which, the company says, helps to prevent bus services bunching up.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024

He turned back to face the shelves, hiding his face, but I saw his hands clench at his side, bunching up the fabric of his pants.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken