unstuck

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Her vocal stacks and counter-melodies are full of intricate detail; and her phrasing is exquisite, even on the jazz numbers where lesser pop singers would come unstuck.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Over the last couple of years, the long-term political parallels between the U.S. and the United Kingdom seem to have come unstuck.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Mohamed Salah was back in Liverpool's starting line-up for a Premier League match for the first time since November but Arne Slot's men came unstuck on England's south coast.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

It is almost like they lure teams into a false sense of security, allowing them to dream whether this is the day that the plan comes unstuck.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Otto thought about the way the screen door had been stuck, then unstuck when they first arrived home.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles