stumping
Example Sentences
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After Talarico’s campaign posted footage of the former president stumping with him at a taco shop this spring, the equivalencies flowed in.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Thank you, Emily”: Wintour stumping for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” as she and Anne Hathaway continue with the makeup and hairstyling prize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
That's before you get to the matter of having accounts signed off, squaring matters with the Electoral Commission, and then stumping up deposits for candidates.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
“We call it stumping out—it means that your legs just give out and you collapse,” Rahlves said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Bohr waspishly lectured G. P. Thomson of the Cavendish, who had been stumping for Cockcroft and Walton.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
