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The wickets continued to tumble when Horley followed up her century by taking the wickets of Bethan Ellis and Megan Sturge as Glamorgan slumped to 72-4.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
At the end of a topsy-turvy Saturday that saw the Big Ten’s top contenders tumble, Trent Mosley stood just inside USC’s 15-yard line, looking skyward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Meme coins carry no intrinsic value, and most tumble in price within days or even hours after their launch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Theoretically, a resolution to the conflict would provide a boost for stocks by removing a potential worry over inflation, as oil prices would tumble on the news.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
I whip my head around in time to see Magnus and the beast tumble down the aisle.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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EasyJet shares are down 0.5% and Ryanair tumbles 7.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
A snow globe in his hand tumbles to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
IonQ stock tumbles even after the quantum computing company reports first-quarter earnings that top forecasts.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Routines are made up of familiar stunts, jumps, gymnastic tumbles and classic cheer chants, but modified to account for the needs of teammates.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
It tumbles down and clatters against its neighbors.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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The S&P 500 reached its dot.com peak on March 24, 2000, then tumbled 49% to its bear market low in late 2002.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
When apartment mortgage rates tumbled to historic lows of around 3% in 2020 and 2021, multifamily buildings were the hottest investment in commercial real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Novo Nordisk stock tumbled on Monday as the weight-loss drug manufacturer failed to excite investors hoping for a turnaround.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Tech firms tumbled Monday after leaders of companies at the forefront of the AI boom backed calls for a slowdown in development in the sector amid warnings that it could pose a threat to humanity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
She and Churro tumbled into a puddle of water about three inches deep on the roof, but there was solid ground beneath them for the first time in forever.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Investors had little interest buying bonds right when their prices were tumbling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The meltdown spilled over into the stock market, with the benchmark Borsa Istanbul 100 tumbling 5.5% on Wednesday and triggering a circuit breaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The remarks sent shudders through chipmakers particularly, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index tumbling 5.9 percent -- its biggest drop in more than two months, according to Bloomberg.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
This nightly routine is a show in and of itself, with acrobats stretching, tumbling and throwing one another in the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
As Peach gagged, Dismay banged into the rose of Sharon bushes and yelped, then bounced into the current and was swept away, tumbling under the water.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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