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bumped

  • past participle of bump.
  • past tense form of bump.

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The footwear and apparel company also bumped up its profit forecast for the fiscal year, but kept its sales outlook unchanged.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

That round was bumped up to a $860 million raise in February.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Publicly, Infantino acknowledged their phone call but says it isn’t why Balogun’s suspension got bumped.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

But one morning, we bumped into each other on 9th Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

I bumped into him in the hall once.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold