stumble

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What this all adds up to: The more all of us use AI—and the more we discover it can do—the more likely we are to stumble into the Turing Trap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Those levels remain from their stumble in the Premier League, with just two wins from 10 games, which has added jeopardy, something which did not look likely at the start of the year.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Most employees acquire those skills over time—by learning from their nonwork relationships, watching how colleagues behave in the office, and by seeing what happens when they stumble in their own workplace interactions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Guardiola had claimed on Friday that he "couldn't care less" about Arsenal's recent stumble breathing new life into the title race.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

The sudden buzz of wings made Brigit stumble backward and crash into Ella.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton