bob
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It prompts us, as we bob about, to reflect on our own proclivities and preconceptions, our patterns of reception and perception.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Tall and willowy, she wore glasses and the same short brown bob she had as a teenager.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was stretchered off after the bob hurtled down the track for a good 30 seconds on its side.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
A likely win, but you wouldn't bet a bob on it.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Her jet-black hair was cut in a short, blunt bob, just like Thorn’s.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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