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bubble

[buhb-uhl] / ˈbʌb əl /




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"Wellington's a bit of a bubble," another voter says, expressing a caveat I heard often, before describing feeling disillusioned.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

He also doesn’t need to be wrapped in bubble wrap, but ideally he’d ramp up for the anchor leg instead of sprinting for the full marathon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The bubble story survives because it flatters people who can’t beat the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

If the bubble callers know the true price and the market doesn’t, let’s see the track record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

She had yet to feel the magic warmth of another bubble there.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Nagarajan, with colleagues and a PhD student, have put together a machine with a reactor that uses bubbles to get rid of the algae.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mahady recently presented a map at a meeting of global Hermès leaders that showed bubbles of wealth across America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Born from Wolf’s real frustrations in a long-term relationship, the melodramatic hit bubbles with acoustic guitar and low, vocal flip-laced mourning to amplified crescendos, replete with punchy garage-rock drumming and Wolf’s howling chorus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Who are we allowing to feed into us and manipulate what media we consume, which bubbles we're in?" she continued.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Nanuq’s eyes were closed all the way now, and no more air bubbles were coming out of his nose.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

After simmering below the surface for years, anger at unaffordable housing in Spain has bubbled over and precipitated a general election that will be dominated by the crisis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Spain’s housing crisis had bubbled under the surface—with acute housing shortages causing prices to skyrocket—but it was the Maricarmen incident that sparked the unrest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Their enthusiasm bubbled forth as the news conference proceeded, as their sense of whether the Padres might finally win a World Series got more and more optimistic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Sometimes called “massives,” these embryonic raves bubbled underground, often in former industrial districts with available, frequently forgotten spaces.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

The water bubbled from his mouth and dripped to the ground.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Frustration is bubbling over in Indonesia and Malaysia -- especially in regions bordering Singapore that are seen as a prime location for new tech facilities.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

So it’s not exactly damning of something violent bubbling right below the surface.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

That sense of pent-up anger is now bubbling over onto the streets.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The result was bubbling, blistering and peeling that appeared just weeks after the renovation was completed.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

“Eureka!” cried the children, for their bubbling liquid had turned a rich shade of brown, and the foul smell of the laboratory was rapidly giving way to a fragrance that was deliciously sweet.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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