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Over 104 games, a bunch of questionable VAR calls, another heartbreaking downfall by Mexico and a brilliant goal by Spain’s Ferran Torres, I learned why soccer is the world’s most popular sport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

In an effort to lighten things up and reduce risk—and, let’s be honest, boost productivity through camaraderie—more companies are planning retreats that could have been designed by a bunch of 10-year-olds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

"Otherwise, we can't get to net zero," he said, "because you'll always have a bunch of emissions from metal mining from this process."

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

He recalled how at age nine, his musician son Max recruited a bunch of "Aberystwyth lads" to start a rock band with him.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

I freak myself out by googling “shin pain when running,” because a bunch of results for “shin splints” pop up.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Throw in four bunches of baby bok choy and stir to coat them in flavored oil.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Some people never watch their movies, which is shocking to me. I’ve seen all of my movies bunches of times. I’ve watched ‘Thelma & Louise’ dozens of times.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Several bunches of flowers were left at the scene on Sunday, following the death.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

On a bridge next to the Kremlin on a drizzly Friday morning, a lone Russian police officer stood looking at the half-dozen bunches of flowers laying in memory of slain opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Aunt Ifeoma continued watering the row of tiny banana-colored flowers that clustered in bunches.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Cassidy, Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow, and state treasurer John Fleming have been relatively bunched in the polling.

From Slate ● May 16, 2026

"I feel like it's always very bunched here," said Canada's Taylor.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

But he said spending was bunched in the last few weeks before Christmas, which was probably due to people waiting to see what was announced in the Budget.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026

He says he knows from experience the perilous nature of racing, with jockeys balanced over a saddle the size of a large handkerchief and horses bunched together running up to 40 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

So when she had grabbed him by the collar at lunch—he swore he could still feel the material bunched between her fists—something inside him had been altered.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

In a loss to the Giants, the Dodgers scored their only run by bunching four walks in one hitless inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Even those who missed the boat on opening a DAF last year might find it useful for bunching deductions into one tax year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Charitable contributions and charitable bunching are other options, LeCong says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025

It can also make automatic adjustments on any given day if required by road congestion, which, the company says, helps to prevent bus services bunching up.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024

The leader gave me the once-over, his eyes drifting to a stop where my hands were fisted at my side, bunching up my dress.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken