speed bump
Example Sentences
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As they hit this surprise speed bump, some students are lowering their standards and joining companies they wouldn’t have considered before.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
These companies have hit a serious speed bump, however, amid concern the spending may not materialize as expected—or that it might not lead to a gusher of profits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
The stock market has hit a speed bump, not a yawning vortex of doom, as investors question the valuations of top tech and artificial intelligence stocks.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
Another potential speed bump for Musk is that Tesla, like many tech companies, is also increasingly reliant on another factor: electricity.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025
“I’m saying it doesn’t make any difference. Dead or alive, we have to get by this prehistoric speed bump or we’re going to die on this road. One way or the other we’re dead.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
