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bobble

[bob-uhl] / ˈbɒb əl /


VERB
bumble
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In Wednesday’s slalom, Shiffrin laid down a vintage first run in 47.13 seconds that gave her a lead of 0.82 seconds, despite a bobble halfway down the course.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

But after that first bobble in the finals, he kept trying the same trick.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2024

That bobble, Clark said, might have made the difference.

From Seattle Times Jan. 2, 2024

The former prime minister was spotted wearing a 'GTFC' bobble hat as he left the Covid inquiry on Thursday.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2023

Min rushed forward and unhooked the straw bobble.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

Meanwhile, the Dodgers added two more insurance runs in the fifth with a solo homer from Ohtani, a double from Pages and a couple of defensive bobbles by the Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Aurora Galli sends a free-kick into the box but the offside flag is up before anyone can take advantage as the ball bobbles into a crowd of bodies.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2024

Fujii decorated these with a basic white sugar glaze and silver bobbles.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2023

No way center fielder Chris Taylor bobbles the ball.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2023

Trees tremble, the old vats are in bobbles, bobbles which shade and shove and render clean, render clean must.

From Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein

The Angels’ Adam Frazier bobbled a throw from shortstop Zach Neto, allowing the Athletics to score and steal a 3-2 win in 10 innings on Thursday at Angel Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

Lyon goalkeeper Christiane Endler should have collected Mariona Caldentey's free-kick as it bobbled towards her, but the presence of Blackstenius put her off and she fumbled the ball backwards.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

We struggled so hard to handle Cuba, and bobbled it so often.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

The move didn’t pan out, with Volpe hitting a sharp grounder up the middle that the shortstop Tommy Edman bobbled from his knees, getting only one out at second as Chisholm scored the go-ahead run.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 26, 2024

In her childhood her father had never misinterpreted her, nor bobbled once, except when she was eleven and came home to dinner from school one day and found that her blood had begun to flow.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

But on what would have been a tricky double play, the Dodgers failed to record any outs, with Gavin Lux bobbling the ball at second base to let in a run, making it 2-0.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2024

With the way the park is, the ball is bobbling about everywhere.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2024

Tagovailoa opened training camp Wednesday by tossing a deep ball to receiver Jaylen Waddle, who made a bobbling catch over safety Jevon Holland for a 40-yard completion.

From Washington Times Jul. 26, 2023

It's an unmistakable image of the Disney+ show: Mando in his silver armor and face-shielding helmet and Grogu bobbling along, behind or beside with his own gleaming protective hovercraft.

From Salon Mar. 8, 2023

A little one, bobbling about, with the mast fallen off?

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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