bobbing

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Now we are four confused people bobbing up and down in this cauldron of unbearable repetition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

An AI-generated video shows a crowd of young - mostly black - men, wearing balaclavas and padded jackets, slipping down a water slide into a dirty swimming pool with litter bobbing on the surface.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

In September 2023, she held a news conference dressed as Monroe — bright red lipstick, bobbing blond hair — urging the City Council to declare it a landmark.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Those who survived then spent hours bobbing in life jackets or clinging to other floatation devices while awaiting rescue, the 53-year-old lawyer said.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

His tree was bobbing about less, floating more smoothly.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret