bumpy
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“I kind of think we are here today. So much as things are bumpy, I think it’s all just a correction, so I’m buying the AI dip.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The quarterly results follow a bumpy start on Wall Street.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Hopefully this bumpy season — his first as a Dodger to end short of the championship following the 2024 and 2025 title runs — will make Ohtani better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
European vehicle manufacturers have faced mounting pressure from Chinese competition, weak demand and the bumpy transition to electric vehicles, weighing on the bloc’s automotive industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The ride was bumpy, but the view was great.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
It’s time to prepare your retirement portfolio for a bumpier ride.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Investors riding a rare biotech recovery don’t need to jump off the train, but they should expect a bumpier ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
"The bumpier, irregular surface of the virulent strains exposes parts of the virus that are normally hidden, allowing certain antibodies to attach more easily," Dr. Bibby said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2025
It was bumpier up in the sky than down on the grass.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
This latest one, on the welfare state, comes after Sir Keir Starmer has endured his bumpiest days yet in Downing Street.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
Now, he couldn't apologize enough for his latest misstep in what's become the bumpiest jump to the NFL ever attempted by a college coaching great.
From Fox News ● Oct. 5, 2021
In short, despite the improving public health situation, some investors now expect the final three months of 2021 to be the bumpiest since the pandemic crashed the market in early 2020.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
But far too unsettling for our current moment, already one of modern American life’s bumpiest periods.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2021
It was like being on the bumpiest, scariest roller-coaster ride!
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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