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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
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
He wanted Gormley to be “long and low,” adjusting his walk to a nice stride and having his head bob up and down to get a rhythm going.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2017
How many times a minute does a boat bob up and down on ocean waves that have a wavelength of 40.0 m and a propagation speed of 5.00 m/s?
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
If something whipped back and forth, it also needed to spin on an axis, bob up and down, and hurl through a jet spray of filthy water.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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