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The First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius on August 31st acts like our first cosmic speed bump after the Virgo New Moon on the 23rd.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
In early July, Oak Creek City Administrator Andrew Vickers told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the city’s timeline for Buc-ee’s hit a different speed bump regarding a traffic analysis.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Regardless of the severe penalties imposed by the Competitive Balance Tax, large market franchises such as the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets have treated it as a speed bump and are willing to pay nine-figure penalties for exceeding various thresholds.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
French’s initial speed bumps were part of the plan, according to White.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
In early July, Oak Creek City Administrator Andrew Vickers told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the city’s timeline for Buc-ee’s hit a different speed bump regarding a traffic analysis.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Regardless of the severe penalties imposed by the Competitive Balance Tax, large market franchises such as the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets have treated it as a speed bump and are willing to pay nine-figure penalties for exceeding various thresholds.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
French’s initial speed bumps were part of the plan, according to White.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for speed bump
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“Speed bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20bump. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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