bump into
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"Many years ago I worked in Skewen and taught her niece. The whole family were lovely. I would often bump into her in local shops and restaurants and was she was always lovely," said Maggie.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
"We observed that the atoms, which are only a few nanometers in size, bump into each other as if they were much larger," says Thywissen.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I wanted to get far away enough that I wouldn’t bump into anyone I knew and I would just sit and cry.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Barely a day goes by where she doesn’t bump into former co-workers from the hospital — at the grocery store or the coffee shop or school pick-up.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
When she didn’t bump into anything, she took another step, and the fingers of her right hand crumpled against something hard.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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