stumbled

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He remained frozen in the ice until two German hikers stumbled across his mummified remains in 1991 in the northern Italian region of South Tyrol.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

But this campaign Liverpool stumbled their way into the Champions League.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It also tells the story of the Noothies, a made-up community of former below-the-line film workers who stumbled upon a god — and a hidden truth about the nature of reality.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The irony of the Daily Wire’s historical excursion is that Walsh has stumbled into an approximation of the very historical critique that critical race theorists have advanced for decades.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

As Natalie stumbled blearily to the bathroom, she noticed a television, a case full of books, walls covered with posters of anime characters, and a bright orange kayak in the corner.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz