stumble

Following a stumble in 1903, stocks soared again, returning 69% in the next three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

There is this idea that through market-controlling systems like the draft and the salary cap, any team, no matter how minor or shabby, may stumble into a transcendent talent and anoint a dynasty.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

“If someone is afraid they are going to lose something like their job, they are going to stumble over themselves.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

They stumble over time into an unlikely friendship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

They would stumble into Rin at a time when people were thinking of putting out their lamps and going to sleep.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

When Berenger stumbles into the office, a debate rages about whether news of a stray pachyderm can be credited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Anthropic, and its competitors, will have some stumbles as these companies expand rapidly,” Ritter says.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

If it stumbles, Pulisic will get the blame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

He also pointed to the dispersion happening in these markets, when a select few stocks do really well while the rest of the market stumbles.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

As she trots toward Hilly, Celia stumbles over a chair leg.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

The irony, as the region stumbled into the ’80s, is that between its wealth and carefully cultivated isolation, Marin came to exemplify the ethos of conformist America: every man for himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

That all makes a whole lot of sense when you remember that Netflix stumbled into the moviemaking business by nature of trying to revolutionize the movie-renting business.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Earlier this year, famed energy trader John Arnold stumbled on a supersimple portfolio — 50% technology, 50% energy —and, honestly, it’s hard to argue with, with a 37% year-to-date advance, according to MarketWatch’s latest calculations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

She said current digs were "really construction projects" where workers had stumbled across historical treasures.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

He stumbled to the river and drank, then woke the slumbering fire with more wood.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

A stumbling block we’re likely to encounter sooner is the G in AGI, or artificial general intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"I was a party planner for over 10 years and ... I was very sustainably focused. The final stumbling block for me was the balloon waste," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

After stumbling, the Nasdaq accelerated, with its gain in Bespoke’s indexed series reaching 592.5% in March 2000.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

There's another stumbling block: netball is no longer guaranteed a Commonwealth Games platform, with only athletics and swimming now designated as core sports.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Through Cavern Hole he clattered in the darkness, stumbling and tripping over furniture, his heart hammering loudly and legs pumping like twin pistons.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques