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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bumpy time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a period of difficulty or challenges in someone's life or experience.
Example: "After losing her job, she went through a bumpy time before finding a new opportunity."
Alternatives: "a rough patch" or "a difficult period".
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It's been a bumpy time and yet also a wonderful one.
When U2 had a bumpy time of it over 1997's Pop, they had enough albums under their belt not to panic.
Gove has had a bumpy time recently – a cockfight with Theresa May, the troublesome decision of his acolyte Dominic Cummings to publicly rubbish David Cameron.
Right now Motorola is having a bumpy time in its consumer-paging and cellular markets in Asia.
In 1992 he founded Edison, but has had a bumpy time convincing both communities and Wall Street that it's brand of for-profit education works.
OutKast, the veteran Atlanta hip-hop duo, reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the nation's pop chart, showing impressive strength during a bumpy time in the record business when few albums remain in the top 10 for more than three or four weeks.
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The group has had a very difficult and very bumpy time".
"I have enough self-awareness to know that this is the bumpy time of a campaign.
"I have enough self-awareness to know that this is the bumpy time of a campaign," Bush said.
In Spain, Dennis showed his versatility against the clock: comfortably winning both the 8km race opener and a bumpy 32.7km time trial in the third week of the Vuelta.
WorldCom skidded 20.3% to $18.94 after announcing a restructuring and warning of bumpy times ahead.
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