stump
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Following his confession, Oxford led police beyond a set of railroad tracks, past a church, to a tree stump near the bank of a creek.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Good luck to Kroenke as he tries to resuscitate a franchise deader than a stump in the Petrified Forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Root's specific problem has been against right-arm bowlers, pitching the ball outside off stump and nipping it back towards him.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Maybe this stuff works on TV or on the stump.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Whoa,” he says, slumping down onto the stump.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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
Gay's average in his six Tests is below 25 and his frustration at his second-innings dismissal against Pakistan came out with a swish of his bat towards the stumps.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Robinson can also thank Australia for bringing back into the fashion the age-old tactic of the wicketkeeper standing up to the stumps to pace bowlers.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Brook adjusted his game to the situation before he was out for 34, superbly caught up to the stumps by wicketkeeper Muhammad Rizwan.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
There was also a haughty black cat, who sat on walls and tree stumps and watched her but slipped away if ever she went over to try to play with it.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
ChatGPT-style AI is revolutionizing the world of high-level math by quickly solving famous, long-unsolved problems that stumped experts for decades.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
With Jamie Smith up they can't because of the risk of being stumped.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The 12-year-old drugmaker, more commonly known as RevMed, had spent much of its existence trying to solve a scientific puzzle that had stumped some of the industry’s leading researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But so far she hasn’t stumped for him, instead lobbing veiled criticisms of Talarico’s efforts to win over Black voters.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“If you are stumped, you may take some time to study the masters.”
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
After Talarico’s campaign posted footage of the former president stumping with him at a taco shop this spring, the equivalencies flowed in.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Dunkley, Corteen-Coleman and Bell all misfielded for boundaries, while Jones missed a rare stumping with Bhatia on 51.
From BBC ● May 28, 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
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