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bumps

  • plural
    of bump.
    bump
    verb (used with object)
    to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike.
  • present tense form
    of bump (3rd person singular).
    bump
    verb (used with object)
    to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike.

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But there were more bumps in the road for Detroit, which by November was still a dismal 3-6.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

In fact, the pay bumps to move within the industry have been growing larger as the year progresses, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

You may have waited until you turned 70 for those extra 8% annual bumps beyond FRA, or you may not.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Now Nasa is working around that problem using the X-59's elongated snout to flatten supersonic booms into tolerable bumps in the background.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

No tingling, no goose bumps, not even a hint of perfection whatsoever.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry