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have bumped

  • present perfect of bump.

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But Kering’s beauty efforts have bumped up against struggles with other parts of the company’s business.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 18, 2025

Analysts have bumped up their third-quarter earnings target for the bank by 37 cents a share from June 30, when the consensus earnings-per-share estimate was $4.48.

From MarketWatch Oct. 13, 2025

In the administration’s official story, the two men may have bumped into each other once or twice in public, but nothing more than that.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2025

The trio have bumped into a couple they know at the cafe, who move over to the table next to them and join in their conversation.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2025

My throat closed as she stood over me, leaning so far down we could have bumped foreheads.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson