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bumble

[buhm-buhl] / ˈbʌm bəl /


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"With how important bumble bees are as pollinators, it made sense to try and understand more about what's going on in these tiny nectar wars, because they could have a big impact," Miner said.

From Science Daily Nov. 13, 2025

Could 9-8 be enough to bumble into the playoffs this season?

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

When, in the farcical, action-oriented second half, some attempt to execute a … plot, they bumble and argue and push each other to the front.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2025

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

Listen to this one: 'Bee it ever so bumble there’s no place like comb.’”

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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 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

As the coronavirus swept across the globe, the agency’s renowned specialists bumbled an early test to detect it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2022

The Po-2s were hard to see in the dark as they bumbled along, and the German fighters couldn’t fly slowly enough to get an easy shot at them.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

But I always thought of it as kind of a portrait of parenthood, bumbling through parenting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

In its long, bumbling quest to return to the summit of the sport it invented, England has invested billions to build a squad capable of lifting the World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 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

I wonder if I’ll ever not be bumbling and weird around Phil.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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