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goose bumps

[goos-buhmps] / ˈgusˌbʌmps /


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Then there are 1997 Kobe Bryant Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green cards, which just by typing that highfalutin name can give even the most savvy collector goose bumps.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Justin Matthews, director of Hansons Auctioneers, described the watch as having given him "goose bumps" when he first held it.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

“It gives me goose bumps to know that the vision that we had back then” paid off, Cárdenas said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2024

Some of the neurons responding to light contact might make you shiver and give you goose bumps.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2023

The realization slowly spreads throughout my body, giving me goose bumps.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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