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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

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

While watching a film is something you could do back home, she says people might stumble on an old theatre which is "still a part of the history of that city".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

They stumble over time into an unlikely friendship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

“I know. I’m just like a chair you stumble over in the dark,” Elizabeth said.

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

And, with stocks still near record highs after several stumbles this year, you might feel the same way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

And if management stumbles out of the gate, shares trade at a discount to the S&P 500, which offers investors a floor.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

They also noted that as its U.S. business stumbles, Lululemon has increasingly relied on China for growth.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

It moans and occasionally throws objects around, but is essentially simple-minded and will, at worst, growl alarmingly at anyone who stumbles across it.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

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

The closest he came was with two laps to go as Verstappen stumbled over some lapped cars, but despite a mistake at Turn Five, the Dutchman was able to hold on.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

When he was asked in the heat of the 2024 presidential race about how he planned to address child care, an issue affecting families of all political persuasions, he stumbled.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The irony, as the region stumbled into the ’80s, is that between its wealth and carefully cultivated isolation, Marin came to exemplify the ethos of conformist America: every man for himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

He stumbled to the river and drank, then woke the slumbering fire with more wood.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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

A stumbling block we’re likely to encounter sooner is the G in AGI, or artificial general intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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

They followed the River Phlegethon, stumbling over the glassy black terrain, jumping crevices, and hiding behind rocks whenever the vampire girls slowed in front of them.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan