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  • plural of bump.
  • present tense form of bump (3rd person singular).
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bumps



VERB
move over, dislodge
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STRONG
VERB
increment
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But there were more bumps in the road for Detroit, which by November was still a dismal 3-6.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

In fact, the pay bumps to move within the industry have been growing larger as the year progresses, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

You may have waited until you turned 70 for those extra 8% annual bumps beyond FRA, or you may not.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Speaking about the incident for the first time on Piers Morgan's Football Uncensored, Townsend said he was lucky to only escape from under the roller with a few "bumps and bruises".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Everything fascinated him— street signs, traffic, traffic lights, speed bumps, speed limits, medians, fast-food restaurants, police cars, fire trucks.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly



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