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U.S. equities generally stumble toward the beginning of interest-rate hiking cycles by the Federal Reserve – but there are certain markets which outperform, according to Citigroup.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Shedika Williams had that well-known stomach pang that New York City apartment hunters get when they stumble on a good deal: “I thought it was a little bit of a scam at first.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

There is this idea that through market-controlling systems like the draft and the salary cap, any team, no matter how minor or shabby, may stumble into a transcendent talent and anoint a dynasty.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Visitors at Boulder Beach would stumble on human remains on three different occasions from July to August 2022 that authorities said all belonged to the same person, Claude Russell Pensinger, a Las Vegas resident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

He always remembered how she said, “Your brain—it’s too fast. So you stumble on other people’s dumbness—like a chair in the dark. And you want to kick something.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

If Nvidia stumbles, your portfolio, and perhaps the broader economy, is going to take a beating, even if you don’t own the stock.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

When Berenger stumbles into the office, a debate rages about whether news of a stray pachyderm can be credited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

With Pompeii’s sun blacked out, he stumbles around in the dark with a flashlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Anthropic, and its competitors, will have some stumbles as these companies expand rapidly,” Ritter says.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

Scoob stumbles backward and falls as Dad advances on him, pillow held at the edges with both hands.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

He stumbled out of bed in his underwear and down the hall to his darkened living room.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

While wholesale demand stumbled in its latest three-month period, direct sales surged by double digits, proving consumers are willing to buy its products without a discount, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But Alpine have stumbled since, until finally showing signs of a revival this season, following Renault's decision to abandon its F1 engine project and switch to Mercedes customer engines.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Earlier this year, famed energy trader John Arnold stumbled on a supersimple portfolio — 50% technology, 50% energy —and, honestly, it’s hard to argue with, with a 37% year-to-date advance, according to MarketWatch’s latest calculations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Ms. Freeman, the science teacher and head of the menagerie, peered at Coal and Door through silver-framed glasses as they stumbled in behind everyone else, still talking.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

The tumult comes as the 10-year yield was moving close to the widely watched 5% threshold, which many see as a stumbling block for stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

If “Backrooms” was all about stumbling onto a place humans aren’t supposed to go, “Chronovisor” puts us exactly where we need to be.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

"I was a party planner for over 10 years and ... I was very sustainably focused. The final stumbling block for me was the balloon waste," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Fisherman and free-diver Giacomo De Mola described stumbling across the historic vessel while surveying the seabed near Mazara del Vallo.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

“Agh,” I cry, stumbling and freeing myself with a desperate swing of the akrafena.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer