fumble
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The fumble with the NFL was a humbling experience for Iger, who is a lifelong passionate sports fan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"My fingers may fumble, my mouth may mumble and each step I take may result in a stumble. But I cannot grumble."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
But, as any Alabamian will tell you, legends don’t fumble the football, and Apple’s grip on artificial intelligence technologies has been anything but secure.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
We ate revuelta at his favorite pupuseria, hot filling running over our fingers, locals watching me fumble with the etiquette.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026
I had to be the one to start it up—and the one to fumble with the volume knob when it just about blew our eardrums out with static.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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Browner finished his career with 37 interceptions, 17 forced fumbles and 17 fumble recoveries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Which means some fumbles remain fumbles on my phone: “Fog” occasionally becomes “dog” and tennis star Carlos Alcaraz unfairly earns the surname Alcatraz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
He has registered 100 tackles, 7.5 sacks, nine passes defended and two forced fumbles during his time with the 49ers and Patriots.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Maye was sacked five times and surrendered four fumbles in the Patriots' win over the Houston Texans last week.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
His hand fumbles for my pocket, where the serum is.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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And in the very first Premier League game of his tenure, Maresca nearly fumbled it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Part of what's causing the "panic for people", she says, is how the government has fumbled its response to the outbreak.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The commentariat also is advancing the narrative that Apple under Cook’s leadership has fumbled badly in its embrace of artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
I don’t think I would’ve made this record if I hadn’t fumbled the ball a little.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
I fumbled for matches to light the fire.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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Ice recalls fumbling with the door in the smoke-engulfed room as he tried to escape.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"And, of course, the key to solving a problem is to understand why it's gone wrong. Otherwise, you're just fumbling in the dark."
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
“It’s just been one fumbling after another,” she told the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
As I followed a patrol of federal agents around New York City’s Chinatown during their fumbling attempted raid in mid-October last year, I noticed something curious.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2026
I saw her fumbling with a pale yellow hatbox, then slipping a silver object into her bag.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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