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Hansen would then make a dramatic entrance and interrogate the men, who would often stammer and bumble through the encounter before leaving.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Philadelphia managed to bumble its way into the play-in and squeaked into the playoffs to face Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

"We found that larger bumble bee queens, typically more likely to survive winter and establish successful colonies, were paradoxically more vulnerable to pesticide exposure," Dr. Rondeau explains.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

Despite all the heavy talk, the film is peppered with moments of levity - the director occasionally cuts away abruptly from tough conversations to run footage of soothing shorelines and bumble bees on flowers.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2024

The humming of the screws overhead dropped an octave and a half, back through wasp and hornet to bumble bee, to cockchafer, to stag- beetle.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

The Steelers had bumbled into the decisive Week 18 contest by managing the impossible and losing to Shedeur Sanders and Cleveland the week before, extending Baltimore’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

I bumbled my way through an explanation of not having had my coffee yet and leaving them in the car by mistake.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

The misstep and bumbled efforts to correct it, which left many unable to work their speakers, infuriated the brand’s loyal customers and took a toll on the company’s bottom line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025

The Chinese balloon that bumbled its way across the United States has launched a thousand questions about its real intent.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

No more could he afford to be the silly little novice that had bumbled about the Abbey before the start of the present troubles.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Dumb luck and a last-minute assist from his less charismatic, bumbling pseudo-sibling finally get him into the spotlight.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

"The island would not be the same without him. He's still bumbling, still a wee bit getting the wrong end of the stick quite a lot."

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

These include the theater’s posh director Meredith Potter; Stella’s bumbling surrogate father, Uncle Vernon; and the heartthrob P.L.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Before we rounded a corner I looked back over my shoulder and saw the night-watch guy bumbling into the road in front of the house.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña