bobble
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In Wednesday’s slalom, Shiffrin laid down a vintage first run in 47.13 seconds that gave her a lead of 0.82 seconds, despite a bobble halfway down the course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
The image depicts two children lying on the ground dressed in wellington boots, coats and winter bobble hats, one of them pointing upwards towards the sky.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
Ryan Christie's corner, a bobble about and a smack into the Greek net.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
Having started the play on first base, Pages saw the bobble, then decided to go for the tying run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2024
Min rushed forward and unhooked the straw bobble.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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Meanwhile, the Dodgers added two more insurance runs in the fifth with a solo homer from Ohtani, a double from Pages and a couple of defensive bobbles by the Rockies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
But its popularity began to wane, as teenagers moved away from the colourful earrings, necklaces and hair bobbles the brand was known for, says fashion expert Priya Raj.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Fujii decorated these with a basic white sugar glaze and silver bobbles.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2023
No way center fielder Chris Taylor bobbles the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
Her lavish charms, her beaming manner, her clear blue eye, milky complexion, reddish hair, and the large bobbles and beads with which she insisted upon decorating herself made Howard Cannon's nickname of Cornucopia exquisitely right.
From Who Cares? a story of adolescence by Cosmo Hamilton
Ward bobbled the ball as he picked it up for the relay home and a close play at the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Lyon goalkeeper Christiane Endler should have collected Mariona Caldentey's free-kick as it bobbled towards her, but the presence of Blackstenius put her off and she fumbled the ball backwards.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
We struggled so hard to handle Cuba, and bobbled it so often.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
There was still an opportunity for someone to keep it out, but the ball bobbled past a sea of black and white shirts and crept past Ramsdale, who was slow to react.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Ten yards out, the float line fell away and bobbled in a seam of white water along the surface of the bay.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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With the way the park is, the ball is bobbling about everywhere.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
UCLA’s Colson Yankoff was decent in his first game returning kickoffs even while bobbling one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
It's an unmistakable image of the Disney+ show: Mando in his silver armor and face-shielding helmet and Grogu bobbling along, behind or beside with his own gleaming protective hovercraft.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023
He scored two plays after a wide-open Scotty Miller caught a 22-yard pass and went down while bobbling the ball at the 5.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
Because life wasn’t really an ocean, and she wasn’t really a little boat bobbling about on it.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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