stumbled

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The “pattern day trader” rule has long prompted complaints from investors, often after they unexpectedly stumbled upon it by buying and selling stocks too much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

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

Nim stumbled and nearly dropped her flashlight, but she could see Selkie’s shape, darker than the night, and heard her bark, deeper than the wind.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr