stumble

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

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

Plus, Asian tech companies stumble and Moderna’s second act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

I try not to stumble or fall too far behind.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

It’s not just that a robot becomes less threatening when it stumbles.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

But here, too, Wladyka stumbles, opting for a comforting but pat ending about how dance and art enliven so many lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

One evening, poring through the picturesque archives at the Yale Club while researching her monograph on memory and mind palace theory, Béatrice stumbles upon a curious audiotape.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The firm had temporary stumbles, including a loss in early 2025 after the release of a low-cost AI model from Chinese startup DeepSeek prompted a selloff in Nvidia and other AI-adjacent stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Her eyes go wide, and she stumbles back.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Markets saw a turbulent summer: the AI trade stumbled as semiconductor stocks fell, hedge fund Situational Awareness suffered a bruising decline and leveraged investors unwound their riskiest positions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

While the U.S. stock market has sometimes stumbled this year after Treasury yields’ sudden bursts higher, Kourkafas sees economic growth and a rotation into tech helping the S&P 500 digest higher rates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

That means the Dodgers will get five days off next week to prepare for their playoff opener, a godsend for a bruised and bloodied team that has stumbled to the finish of the regular season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The fear is dialled up an extra notch by Byron Bullock's rich sound design, with the music swelling almost unbearably intensely when spluttering nasties stumbled closer.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Aunt Kitty and I dove behind another rhododendron bush and observed as he stumbled back onto the shore.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

NAIROBI—Uber’s new Kenyan safari business is stumbling as local guides push back against the idea of the ride-hailing giant muscling into a trade they have practiced for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The 10-year Treasury yield hit 5% last week, a level that’s been a stumbling point for stocks in the past.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 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

By 2007, I couldn't keep covering up my stumbling with excuses and so felt I had to reveal my diagnosis.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

I turned the corner, finally stumbling upon life.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas