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Critics will downplay the victory as more a verdict on a deeply unpopular mayor than an embrace of Raman — a tree stump could have trounced Bass, they’re already saying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Bavuma had pushed and driven outside off stump to that point but, with a silly point now in place, he was dragged from his crease and tried to force through mid-wicket.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

On the stump, Lahn says the key issue of his campaign is to “protect and preserve the culture of Iowa.”

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

On the stump, she has been focused on affordability, centered on issues that are popular among many voters.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

“The woods?” said Nicole Wisniewski, who was still looking for the red stump.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Of Boland's 84 deliveries across this innings, 63% of his deliveries were on a good line and length, while 24% of those would have gone on to hit the stumps.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Of the 33 balls he faced, the left-hander missed 13 and edged one - the attempted cut to Marco Jansen that crashed back on to his stumps.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The supply chain bringing matsutake mushrooms from under the tree stumps of southwestern China to its fanciest hotels offers a window into the country’s logistical prowess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

England could have been 35-3 after Joe Root rashly dragged on to his own stumps off Mohammad Ali.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Just as Dustfinger always carried the means of lighting a fire, she always had a number of things with her: candle stumps, a few pebbles, some paper, and a pencil—her wooden tongue, she called it.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

Stair-climbing has stumped the robotics field for decades, as the activity requires continuous center-of-gravity shifts and visual information processing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Cliffe isn’t afraid to admit when he is stumped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

In recent months, both OpenAI and Anthropic have turned complex mathematics into an unusual form of marketing for their smartest models, trumpeting solutions to problems that had stumped humans for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Reprieved lbw to Dan Lawrence he danced down the pitch and was stumped next ball.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Really stumped this time, Harry found nothing else to say.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

In a further sign of the times, this week, Harris endorsed El-Sayed and was stumping for him in Michigan.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Poor Glamorgan fielding, with several dropped catches and a missed stumping, boosted Middlesex as Horley and Trussler put on 131 before the latter was stumped by Abbey Freeborn off the bowling of Eve Jackson.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Thank you, Emily”: Wintour stumping for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” as she and Anne Hathaway continue with the makeup and hairstyling prize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

“We call it stumping out—it means that your legs just give out and you collapse,” Rahlves said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

King would be stumping throughout the Tarheel State for his longtime friend, black gubernatorial candidate Dr. Reginald Hawkins.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson