stumble
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I’ve seen him stumble, fall and constantly deflect reality.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
To put it simply, when faced with really elite opposition, England continue to stumble.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
One bad game doesn’t mean the season is over, but for a Rams team set on a Super Bowl-or-bust trajectory, they can’t afford another prime-time stumble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
So if these stocks start to stumble over higher borrowing costs, it could be an early sign of pressure building in the broader U.S. equity market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
I stumble as I stand and knock over a stack of metal bowls on the counter.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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The horse stumbles, trapping Galadriel underneath as the figure, a ring-wearing nazgnagôl, strides toward her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Many question whether neocloud firms are financially sound and what their recent stumbles tell us about the state of the AI economy.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Despite the recent stumbles in the AI trade, it has been a bleak year for fund managers who aren’t all-in on it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Wall Street grew more worried over Netflix’s viewership trends on Tuesday, as investors soured on the streaming giant’s sales outlook and stumbles in its advertising business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The man stumbles forward, looking nowhere in particular.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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But in the penultimate episode, Blunt and Sheen stumbled on to a theory that the quiet contestants were more suspicious than their outspoken brethren.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Palantir Technologies’ stock stumbled on Tuesday despite the software company reporting its first quarterly revenue of over $2 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
I am disinclined, however, to judge too harshly those who cling to the vision of Israel as an exceptional nation — one that has stumbled, perhaps, but may yet regain its true path.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Williams stumbled backward and circled both arms backward as Avdija kicked the ball out to Lillard for a three-pointer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Or did they stumble upon the book the way Auntie North stumbled upon the garden in her home?
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Finally, the stumbling continues … as they cannot beat teams they should or pull out potential victories over the more challenging ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
A student taking part in the new series of the Great British Bake Off says he taught himself to bake after "stumbling across a YouTube video".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
A final stumbling block can be reluctance to give up a high-deductible insurance plan at work, which allows an employee to save money for retirement in a health savings account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The dispute between Hearn and White is the latest stumbling block following years of failed negotiations around the fight.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
With a cry, he pitched forward into the water, stumbling to gain his balance.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Steve Jobs's Commencement Address (2005)
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