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If a single stock holding grows too large, it can expose you to overconcentration risk and potentially derail your broader financial goals if that sector hits a prolonged bump.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Manouchehri said she just happened to bump into Chan while picking up her daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In the House negotiations, the bill hit a speed bump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% raise for 2027, a bigger-than-average bump as energy prices continue to fuel inflation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Suddenly, I find myself replaying every single one of the stories Grandma used to tell me—stories of gods who wove webs of deceit, and of monsters that went bump in the night.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

"I think it's fair to say there were some bumps in the road in the first couple of episodes," she says, "but they do appear to be very slowly relaxing into their new roles."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

As a teenager, Gillian Maegan Montalbo had pimples that weren’t too bad — just a few bumps on her forehead and nose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mona transforms before our eyes from a diffident mother of two in an unhappy marriage into the star she always could be, though not without a few bumps in the road.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

“People love that I’m just doing it from here, doing it from home,” said Mauri, who often bumps into former high-school classmates at the gym.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

He tosses it to me like always, but it bumps the one I already have and spills on my tray.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

It means that complex gynaecology cases are being treated as a priority and are not being bumped when other surgical cases, including cancer cases, come in.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

But Ohtani’s struggles bumped him down to the No. 5 and 4 spots in the Dodgers’ lineup for games 3 and 4, respectively, against the Atlanta Braves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Involuntary bumping is relatively rare—fewer than 25,000 people were involuntarily bumped last year on U.S. airlines out of the millions who flew.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Having been bashed, bumped and bruised on his way to winning Gladiators earlier this year, you might expect Josh McDonald wants to put his feet up.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

At the rustle of leaves, I froze and Mario bumped into me head-on, almost knocking me to the ground.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Voters will consider a half-cent increase to the city’s retail sales tax, bumping it from 10.25 cents per dollar spent to 10.75 cents per dollar spent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Delta has also worked to eliminate involuntary bumping and bumps virtually no passengers, according to government data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

At 0-2 in the conference, the Wolverines are bumping around in the murky depths with Rutgers, which is like one of those fish with a lightbulb flaring over its head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"After having lived here my whole life, it's funny walking down the streets of Belfast and bumping into people that I know wearing my full police costume," Braniff says.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I’m sure there’s a reasonable explanation,” she said, softly bumping me with her shoulder.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson