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It's just that you've had a series of what they call bumps or seismic events that literally had never been expected.

CNN Transcript Aug 17, 2007 2007

Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham says they were taken to three Contra Costa County hospitals Friday night with what she described as bumps and bruises.

The Seattle Times 2011

But producers get flummoxed when a title bumps up against the confines of genre.

BiblioAddict J.S. Peyton 2008

Last week I did five twelve hour days training for the Census job again (this time i am a crew leader so the pay bump is nice) The only way I got through that was swilling Red Bull and taking afternoon bumps from a microscopic Tabasco bottle.

Archive 2009-09-01 2009

Invitation to wake up either covered in bumps or wondering how many bugs you accidentally ate during the night.

skittledog: April, come she will skittledog 2009

No I can't but if a penchant for speed bumps is a part of human nature then you're never going to see such an example.

The Myth of the Rational Voter, Sowell Edition, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Last week I did five twelve hour days training for the Census job again (this time i am a crew leader so the pay bump is nice) The only way I got through that was swilling Red Bull and taking afternoon bumps from a microscopic Tabasco bottle.

jacked 2009

Even though we may be looking at a long, slow recovery, which will of course have short term bumps in its path, it almost certainly will continue to favor people who remain believers.

Frank A. Weil: What Columbus Must Have Worried About 2010

Ben shared this one with me, which I primarily like because the title of the piece was “Nipple nips and groin bumps OK†™ d by Korean court.”

Breakfast Links: Maid in the USA, Korea ok with Nipple Nips & NYC : #comments 2008

Short-term bumps aside, Deere will likely sell many more tractors in the years ahead.

Deere's Prospects Look Bright -- Long Term 2009