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Now, researchers from the University of Oulu, the University of Helsinki, and the University of Turku in Finland have found comparable abilities in bumble bees.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

In the play, two minor characters from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” bumble about, confused about their role in the prince’s drama, and wander into existential discussions about the search for meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 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 and came out with something along the lines of “Who knows?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

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

I got this idea that I could try to draw or write something but bumbled around with it for a long time.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

Lydia pulled herself from her reverie just as Travis bumbled into Good News, his hair still wet from the shower.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

"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

When attached to a character, indeterminacy manifests itself as confusion, and the novel mines a lot of humor from the bumbling of its poet-antihero.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Kidnapped by bumbling conspiracy theorists Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis, Michelle stares at her jailer calmly as she pitches them on letting her go.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

They also require the world to shower prizes on them for their bumbling, second-rate work.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

So I read him unchallenging things, like the misadventures of the bumbling Mullah Nasruddin and his donkey.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini