bob up
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“That’s the reason why we’ve seen prices basically bob up and down.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The boys packed together at the front of the field and started to bob up and down together.
From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2022
Their heads and necks will bob up and down, more closely resembling lances drawn and thrust in a medieval battle than silly birds comically bumbling around.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2022
Songs organically bob up from the instrumental score, which grooves along with repetitive patterns, broken waltzes and echoes of the song melodies.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021
He rose; then, just as he was about to run, he saw a head bob up in the hole.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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