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To mitigate this, airlines bumped up the hourly pay of cabin crew, though many argue the total wages are still low, especially for those living in major, often expensive, North American cities.

It wasn’t long before they “bumped heads” with Pharrell, who was a friend of a friend.

I accidentally bumped into Harry Shearer, 81, in a conference room, not yet fully decked out as Smalls.

A surge in US imports as firms tried to beat impending higher import taxes and actions by some governments to boost growth bumped up its latest forecast.

The Mercedes driver was bumped down to 13th place as other drivers improved through significant track evolution in the final seconds of the session.