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tumble

[tuhm-buhl] / ˈtʌm bəl /


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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

And constraints are likely to ease from June after cooling tensions between the U.S. and Iran caused energy prices to tumble.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The Spanish is archaic, the intonations are complicated, and the words tumble over themselves like a hard charge toward the goal posts.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

I heave myself through the window and tumble to the floor.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

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

Instead he laughs as he tumbles through the air.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The announcement had an immediate impact on shares in Moonshot's domestic competitors Zhipu and MiniMax, which tumbled sharply in Hong Kong by about 27% and 16% respectively.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

After surging in May, the space sector has tumbled as investors are feeling an “investment coma” in the wake of the record-breaking SpaceX IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The cost of a regular gallon of gas tumbled 15% from mid-May to the end of June.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

There were also losses in Tokyo, where tech firms Advantest and Tokyo Electron tumbled.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The glacier rumbled, and little avalanches of snow tumbled down the cliffside.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

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

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

The 29-year-old’s first elite meet since 2013 was on June 27, when she tied for third on beam and performed a floor routine with light tumbling passes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

“Want to go?” he asked, the words tumbling out.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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