tumble
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Then there are the huge questions that tumble from Burnham's big promises.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Some investors are concerned about Netflix’s future growth, causing the company’s stock price to tumble 21% year to date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
So if the U.S. market should tumble, it probably won’t be because of the yen carry trade.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Apple stock took a tumble on Thursday over concerns for what higher prices could do to demand.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Felix’s name was on the tip of his tongue, ready to tumble out.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
A snow globe in his hand tumbles to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Bitcoin tumbles Thursday and is nearing its 52-week low.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Spain’s Ibex 35 tumbles 5.9% at the open as banks in the index slide, with Santander falling 2.7%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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
He will leap back as the sea snake’s head tumbles onto the battlefield.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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
Much of the fall was a result of petrol and diesel prices easing as crude prices tumbled in the wake of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
As running records tumbled left and right in the era of the super shoe, one mark had remained stubbornly in place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Blueberries are especially good this way, tumbled with honey, orange zest and a few sprigs of thyme until they become jammy and fragrant.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Natalie tumbled along the rough rooftop, trying to grab hold of something, anything, and then suddenly the solid ground underneath her was gone and she was underwater again.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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
He made a full-speed tumbling catch in the right-field gap to rob Austin Wells of an extra-base hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Morandi Bridge in Genoa, part of a key highway connecting France and Italy, gave way in torrential rain on August 14, 2018 sending dozens of vehicles tumbling into the abyss.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
A tumbling stock price, however, shrank the value of those holdings by $2.4 billion last year, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The first one went a little too high, the next one went a little too far, and soon they all went tumbling back into the grass.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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