bob
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"So there's a lot that's not great about an Oscar. And you don't get any money. They could give you a few bob with it, at least," she joked.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
During our Zoom, with the background carefully faded behind her wavy blond bob, she promises that she doesn’t just copy and paste her subjects and settings from what sells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Crude oil moved from Los Angeles, where pumpjacks bob around the city, to a refinery near San Francisco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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
Chase helped Karl settle the horses, then took off with Elmer junior and some of the boys from the Lutheran church to bob for critters at the creek.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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So in 1992, wearing flares, a bottle green jacket and a yellow headband over her bobbed blonde hair, van Heel appeared on the hit ITV programme.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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
Hours after that chocolate spread bobbed through the cabin, the Artemis II crew disappeared behind the moon and briefly lost contact with society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Muhar walked beside a pond at the Tejon Spreading Works, where ducks bobbed in the shallow water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
There they bobbed for ninety minutes before a rescue ship was able to lift them from the water.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Erling Haaland's bobbing blonde hair is usually one of the easiest things to spot on a football pitch.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Scott said, such as head bobbing, swaying and pacing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
The first rescue vessels arrived at around 3:30 am, Sajili said, although those bobbing in the water faced a longer wait.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
“You can’t hear it without tapping a toe, bobbing a head or getting up and doing the full choreography,” said Will Coss, executive producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
And Eduardo was safe in a bobbing rowboat well below the fray.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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