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fumble

[fuhm-buhl] / ˈfʌm bəl /


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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

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

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

“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

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 led the league with 20 turnovers — 14 interceptions and six lost fumbles — and it doesn’t matter that he has been nearly perfect in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 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

Two costly fumbles and two interceptions led to a nail-biter of a playoff game.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2026

Emmett fumbles with the phone then, and suddenly, inside and out, the space is filled with George’s voice.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Their one chance of grand prix victory, when Norris was leading Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli in Miami, was fumbled through a strategic error.

From BBC Jul. 2, 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

Ditto for a man named John Thompson, whose invention helped keep fumbled fasteners from falling on the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 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

As I fumbled to unlock the front door, I glanced over my shoulder to make sure I was still alone.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

This was the doubt that sat in my mind through student orientation, through my first sessions of high school biology and English, through my somewhat fumbling get-to-know-you conversations in the cafeteria with new friends.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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