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jumpy

[juhm-pee] / ˈdʒʌm pi /


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The editing, by studio veteran Henry Berman, is jagged and jumpy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“The market is very, very jumpy when it comes to the risks to foreign demand” for Treasurys, said Thomas Simons, a money-market economist for Jefferies in New York.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Walk around it, and the shifting, light-reflective and -absorbent white forms create an uncanny illusion of the pillar in jumpy, unstable motion.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

"Both the US and Taiwan are paranoid and jumpy about Palau switching," said Graeme Smith, a senior fellow at the Australian National University.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Angel nodded, but she was jumpy and anxious.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper




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