bump

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The recent single 2Sided depicts a night where Parks was reluctant to leave the house; only finding motivation in the chance she'd bump into her crush.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Steinfeld flaunted her pregnancy during the awards circuit earlier this year, cradling her baby bump at the red carpet for the Golden Globe Awards.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The wild card, however, is the duration of the war and the impact of a sustained bump in fuel prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Wednesday’s additional pullback of 0.1% is also well below the 1.3% gain for the tech-focused Nasdaq and the 1.4% bump for the Magnificent 7 index.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

As soon we pulled out of the parking lot and turned the corner down Main Street, I could feel Dante’s shoulder bump against mine.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee