tumbling

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Oil prices rose on Sunday, after tumbling in May on renewed hopes that the Iran war will soon end.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

China’s official nonmanufacturing PMI, which covers both service and construction activity, rose to 50.1 in May after tumbling to contractionary territory last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

All over the world, incumbents were tumbling in the wake of the pandemic, and he was among the first of them.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

After surging 468% from 2023 through 2025, the stock had lost its mojo this year, tumbling 35%.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

She dropped down in the garden, like a leaf tumbling off the oak tree of life, just before I was supposed to meet you at Listening Rock.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles