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Around 20 kids ranging from age 8 to 17, spend multiple days on campus learning how to navigate props like ramps and speed bumps.
—Elizabeth Gabriel, NPR, 2 Sep. 2024
Bonfim ran into a speed bump against Nicholas Dalby but is back on track with a win over Ange Loosa.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The only real speed bump in the set was when Wonder took a break about a third of the way through the set and his special guest, soul singer Sheléa, took over for three songs.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
In the rush of the Presidential race, these events were simply speed bumps.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Speed bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20bump. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
speed bump
noun
: a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed
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