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Like any good candidate, Vance is increasingly bringing his family on the stump.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

He’s repeating the point on the stump, and he’s right.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In his stump speech, Donalds didn't mention Trump at all.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“They can be a little kid, they can be an old man, I can’t stump you guys as far as casting you in the scene and that’s fun.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Sure, thanks,” I say, slumping onto my stump.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Of the 33 balls he faced, the left-hander missed 13 and edged one - the attempted cut to Marco Jansen that crashed back on to his stumps.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The supply chain bringing matsutake mushrooms from under the tree stumps of southwestern China to its fanciest hotels offers a window into the country’s logistical prowess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Robinson can also thank Australia for bringing back into the fashion the age-old tactic of the wicketkeeper standing up to the stumps to pace bowlers.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Operating with no great pace – Robinson often has the wicketkeeper standing up – the Sussex man relentlessly targets the stumps and pads with unerring accuracy and fingertip control.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

No trees grew there; but among the rank grasses could still be seen the burned and axe-hewn stumps of ancient groves.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

That neither pressed on – Duckett was bowled for 67 and Banton stumped for 73, both to left-arm spinner Dinuth Wellalage – was disappointing.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

ChatGPT-style AI is revolutionizing the world of high-level math by quickly solving famous, long-unsolved problems that stumped experts for decades.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

With Jamie Smith up they can't because of the risk of being stumped.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

The 12-year-old drugmaker, more commonly known as RevMed, had spent much of its existence trying to solve a scientific puzzle that had stumped some of the industry’s leading researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

When these students were asked to read Of Mice and Men and complete a sentence beginning with “Although George,” many were stumped.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

In a further sign of the times, this week, Harris endorsed El-Sayed and was stumping for him in Michigan.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

When former players invest in clubs, they are often buying a much smaller amount of shares and stumping up far less than their business partners.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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

“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

I walked like a drunken elephant stumping from side to side.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos