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  • plural of bump.
  • present tense form of bump (3rd person singular).

bumps



VERB
move over, dislodge
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STRONG
VERB
increment
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You may have waited until you turned 70 for those extra 8% annual bumps beyond FRA, or you may not.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Speaking about the incident for the first time on Piers Morgan's Football Uncensored, Townsend said he was lucky to only escape from under the roller with a few "bumps and bruises".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Mastro’s legal efforts have already hit some bumps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

It’s been a long road from that pivotal New Mexican trial to this hilarious cartoon version, with corporations erecting bigger and bigger speed bumps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In 1940—the year Joey first notices sores and bumps, known as “lesions,” on her face—the land, water, and skies around Manila are quiet.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly



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