bumpy
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The stock market has been slowly regrouping after a rout in July, an effort that hasn’t been completely smooth, as it’s been a slightly bumpy August.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
And it’s obviously somebody who’s been down a very bumpy road himself and won’t judge the decision one way or the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The 37-year-old from Northern Ireland drove the ball superbly, but struggled on the greens which were a little bumpy given all the foot traffic that had gone before him.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Flying via Newark Liberty International Airport has improved after last year’s turbulence—but things are looking bumpy again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“I called the company that provides specimens for our lab projects and ordered fifty bumpy spotted frogs. Then I let them loose in the school chapel.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
It’s time to prepare your retirement portfolio for a bumpier ride.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Wall Street is inching toward a historic milestone just as the ride is getting bumpier in the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026
Investors riding a rare biotech recovery don’t need to jump off the train, but they should expect a bumpier ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
This ride was much noisier, bumpier, and windier.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
This latest one, on the welfare state, comes after Sir Keir Starmer has endured his bumpiest days yet in Downing Street.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
The bumpiest place to sit is in the tail area of the plane, he said, though it doesn’t make a lot of a difference.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
Now, he couldn't apologize enough for his latest misstep in what's become the bumpiest jump to the NFL ever attempted by a college coaching great.
From Fox News ● Oct. 5, 2021
In short, despite the improving public health situation, some investors now expect the final three months of 2021 to be the bumpiest since the pandemic crashed the market in early 2020.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
It was like being on the bumpiest, scariest roller-coaster ride!
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
