bouncing

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When you hear a series of crisp, reverberating smacks outside your window, you visualize your neighbor’s child bouncing a basketball down the street.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Shares climbed 4.2% in premarket trading on Tuesday, bouncing back from an initial drop after the report.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

In simple terms, the system sends light back on itself, allowing it to build strength over time, much like light bouncing between two mirrors.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

For Valerie, the price is bouncing between cheap community houses and sleeping on the street, where the bleak conditions further mold Valerie’s nonconformist personality.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

With Grief bouncing at his heels, he ambled down the winding driveway, past the pair of small barns, to his father's veterinary office.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville