fumble
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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
Browner finished his career with 37 interceptions, 17 forced fumbles and 17 fumble recoveries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Nader Henein, data protection and AI governance analyst at Gartner, said "this sort of fumble is unavoidable", given the frequency of "new and novel AI capabilities" being released.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
“You’re all wrong. The best play of the game was clearly the fumble on that third down in the first quarter and that’s because...”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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But it ends with a blooper shot where Burnham fumbles to catch the helmet and bursts out laughing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 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
Yes, Maye also lost six fumbles but he only threw eight interceptions and was much cooler in the pocket, perhaps because he possesses one weapon that Darnold is missing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The first baseman fumbles off to chase the short stop’s bad throw.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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After South Korea’s goalkeeper fumbled a ball, Luis Romo scored the goal that gave the Mexicans six points and pushed them to the top of the standings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 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
She said she scanned the table for recording devices, but concluded they were clueless investors as they fumbled through basic questions about Slovenian politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
His first finish was the easiest goal he is likely to score in his career, stooping close to the goalline to head in after Kepa Arrizabalaga fumbled the ball into his path.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
He fumbled at the corpse's belt, removing the bag of rune stones.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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You don’t want to be fumbling around at the kiosks, annoying the passengers in line behind you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
Are Scotland and the UK fumbling the shift away from oil and gas jobs?
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 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
Hurriedly, fumbling, she put the coins into it.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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American Football, 2nd Quarter
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