bob
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Despite his misgivings, their duets—her vocals bob and weave, while his are stolid and reassuring—immediately became hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
What will today’s kids think of He-Man, the muscle-bound ’80s relic with the most iconic bob after Anna Wintour?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
As if to distinguish herself further from the sea of Fox News look- and think-alikes, she cut her long blond waves into a modest bob.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Team GB capped off a disappointing bobsleigh campaign at the Winter Olympics with a "devastating" seventh-place finish in the four-man bob event.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
They were covered in a slick moss and tended to bob or rotate alarmingly when stepped on.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
And by the 1920s, women with bobbed hair came to represent female independence and rebellion.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
On a recent morning, two surfers bobbed up and down on their boards directly in front of the new Club Med.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Tesla stock has bobbed up and down for a while, with investors looking for concrete news about its AI applications.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Håkon bobbed his head from where he sat on the ground with the staff across his lap.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Debris remains scattered across the water, including a black wheelie suitcase bobbing on the surface and a sheet of steel that appeared to have broken away from the ferry.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Seen with the naked eye from the stern of our 40-foot tour boat, the dark blobs bobbing in the restless sea didn’t look like much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Scott said, such as head bobbing, swaying and pacing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
In September 2023, she held a news conference dressed as Monroe — bright red lipstick, bobbing blond hair — urging the City Council to declare it a landmark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
It was like I could feel time slowing down...feel it stopping...going backwards...back to third grade angels...second grade cats...first grade babies...little yellow tugboats bobbing in the water...bobbing...bobbing...
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
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