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In interviews and on the stump, she conveys both polish and authenticity, and she has garnered a slew of endorsements from unions and progressive organizations like the Teamsters and Emily’s List.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

It was dead before he came along, according to his standard stump speech.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

Unlike a tree stump, which preserves rings from an organism's entire life, dinosaur bones provide only a partial record.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026

He just wanted to be noticed for using his body "in a unique way" - and Villa did, paying £2.75m for his services as Celtic failed to stump up the cash.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

After ten minutes of steady swimming, a huge stump swept past him, its roots extended like outstretched hands.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

England's Sophie Ecclestone, having just completed a flamboyant half-century, pressed forward, only for the ball to dip, grip and sneak between bat and pad into the stumps.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The gamble didn't pay off, though, as Australia made it through to stumps unscathed and went on to win a thrilling first Test at Edgbaston by two wickets.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

England were 393-8 but the captain wanted to move the game forward and have a crack at Australia before stumps.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The detritus of war—tree stumps and abandoned equipment—is everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The stumps of his thighs jerked in time to the music.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Last month, OpenAI announced that its latest version of ChatGPT had solved a major math problem, one that had stumped experts for 80 years.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

Only Washington Sundar offered much resistance as he scored a defiant 50 not out while England's Jos Buttler was stumped for 19.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was sitting at a chess board in Cyprus last week feeling absolutely stumped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

But even they may be stumped when faced with the gargantuan challenge of coming up with a deserving story to encapsulate the unique feat of producing 500 episodes of television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

Thinking all the time was too much even for Francis, and often when he was stumped by his equations he used to pump my reservoir of phage lore.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Dunkley, Corteen-Coleman and Bell all misfielded for boundaries, while Jones missed a rare stumping with Bhatia on 51.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Falling 2-0 down in the Ashes of the same year was masked by the Jonny Bairstow stumping and fightback to 2-2.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026

Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who made a century in the first innings, had another good day with his quick hands stumping Crawley off Lyon.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

Garcetti, then a Los Angeles City Council member, joined Reiner in stumping for 2004 Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean, for whom the director was an early backer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

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