fumble
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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
It all started with a Thomas Ramos fumble.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
The most shocking fumble of all came on Friday night when figure skater Ilia Malinin, the self-proclaimed “quad god,” melted down in the brutal heat of the Olympic spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
But Maye was sacked six times and gave up two interceptions and a fumble as New England slumped to a one-sided 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
I smile to myself, watching Darius fumble for his keys.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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
As he fumbles with his out-of-tune Flying V, looking ready to shred in a thrash band, the crowd cheers for his success despite his self-doubt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 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
Keira turns to face me, then fumbles in her pockets for her phone.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
He thought he might never live down that fumbled opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
Hampton's performance was not a clean one as she fumbled several crosses and was not convincing on set-pieces.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
England prop Ellis Genge fumbled Russell's through kick and scrum-half White pounced on the loose ball.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
As Deputy Collins tumbled and fumbled around, he knocked into a small bud vase I had forgotten to take and place on Gran’s grave.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
"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
Their rotation of the strike throughout led to England's fielders frequently fumbling while Bouchier dropped a simple catch off Devine at long-off in the final over that saw another nine runs added afterwards.
From BBC ● May 23, 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
ChatGPT was on its way to becoming a household name in AI chatbots, while Google was still fumbling to get its product off the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
“Got it,” Calder called back, fumbling on the wall inside the first room he came to.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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