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Ovens, hobs, tumble dryers, washing machines and dishwashers can all make indoor spaces warmer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Fears over the scale of artificial-intelligence spending and competition from China prompted a fresh tumble in U.S. chip stocks Monday, which bled into Asian markets Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The records continued to tumble, with their partnership becoming England's highest opening stand at Lord's and their highest ever against India.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Hou drew comparisons to last year’s DeepSeek moment, which caused Nvidia and other chip stocks to tumble on fears that compute efficiencies would reduce demand for AI infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Gum Baby’s back was stuck to my wrist as if it were glued there as we continued to tumble down the fiery tunnel.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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A snow globe in his hand tumbles to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
After the panicky Ray-Ray passes his guitar case to Sonny, out tumbles . . . a guitar, not the shotgun Sonny expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Dollar General tumbles as the discount retailer guides for a deceleration in same-store sales growth in fiscal 2026.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
I tug lightly on the strands, forcing her hair to grow, and soon it tumbles over her shoulders in coiled ribbons.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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The shares have started to generate some interest from investors over the past several trading sessions in favor of the previously loved semiconductor stocks that have tumbled of late.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
South Korea’s Kospi index, dominated by two memory chip makers, tumbled nearly 11% overnight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Oil prices tumbled on Monday amid a pause in strikes by the U.S. and Iran after 13 consecutive nights of attacks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
British no-frills airline EasyJet said Thursday that its profit tumbled in the third quarter as the Middle East war sent jet fuel prices soaring and dampened customer demand.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The ice tumbled out of the square in the fridge door and into the glass.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Google last week also reported its lowest ever amount of leftover cash, which sent its own stock tumbling.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
With chip stocks now tumbling into a bear market, two big Wall Street were divided over whether a big buy-the-dip moment for investors had arrived.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
As she’s being driven to her office, she’s blindsided by the news that her medical records have been leaked, revealing she is in ill health and sending company shares tumbling.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
And the 1943 cut-out “The Fall of Icarus,” on loan from a private collection, has a red-hearted figure tumbling through a vertical black tunnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Alicia yelled, winging Miel at Daniel and Zeke, who were tumbling through the air.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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