stumble

A legitimate critic doesn’t stumble into the job just to point and laugh; they write because they have real passion for what they cover.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

As the name suggests, Stolpersteine are intended as memorials people stumble upon, making them reflect on the history of their location.

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

Could the two nations, he asked, avoid the “Thucydides Trap”—the ancient pattern, described by the Harvard political scientist Graham Allison, in which a rising power and a ruling one stumble into war?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

I try to step toward them, but I stumble to the ground.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

A love letter also includes the struggles and includes the stumbles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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

As Mona discovers, the stumbles are as important as the triumphs.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

She stumbles around for a while, disoriented, then charges forward, only to trip and fall to her knees.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

The Nasdaq composite stumbled into correction territory, shedding an estimated $2.5 trillion in total market value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Speaking to the individual over the phone, he seemed "vague in location and stumbled on his words", but Robinson did not initially doubt an image he sent of Cookie outside a window.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 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

With his eyes shut, he drank his fill, then stumbled back to the shelter.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

These adjustments have been part of the tax code for decades, protecting households from stumbling too easily into higher tax rates.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

One of the stumbling blocks for those was the environmental-review process, which could take months or even years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 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

There has been a wave of criticism in Germany after the town of Heidenau, near Dresden in Saxony, decided to ban "stumbling stone" memorials to victims of the Nazis.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Anyhoo,” I say, stumbling over my words a bit, and looking away involuntarily, “I can give you a bottle. We’ve got plenty of it.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman