fumble
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After an inauspicious fumble on the opening drive, Williams demonstrated the signature playmaking skills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Smith Jr. finished his career with 26.5 sacks, 15 interceptions and 14 fumble recoveries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
"My fingers may fumble, my mouth may mumble and each step I take may result in a stumble. But I cannot grumble."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
But, as any Alabamian will tell you, legends don’t fumble the football, and Apple’s grip on artificial intelligence technologies has been anything but secure.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Boaz had at last reached the front door of his apartment building, and he began to fumble for his keys, praying that Anthony would not try to follow him up the stairs.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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There were 22 accepted flags for 211 yards in penalties, fumbles galore and three turnovers in total.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
But it ends with a blooper shot where Burnham fumbles to catch the helmet and bursts out laughing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Which means some fumbles remain fumbles on my phone: “Fog” occasionally becomes “dog” and tennis star Carlos Alcaraz unfairly earns the surname Alcatraz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
He has registered 100 tackles, 7.5 sacks, nine passes defended and two forced fumbles during his time with the 49ers and Patriots.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
He fumbles to hold both my wrists in one hand.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Tyler White fumbled before a punt later in the fourth and Arizona State recovered on the Texas A&M 34.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The company, which offers credit cards used to make rent and mortgage payments, had fumbled a critical transition, leading to confusion and financial stress for its customers.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Quarterback Justin Herbert fumbled a handoff to running back Omarion Hampton on the Chargers’ second play from scrimmage, leading to a Rams field goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
He thought he might never live down that fumbled opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
I had fumbled and tripped and spilled the gold.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Whether or not it’s fair to compare Take-Two’s investigation of a leaked video game with the DOJ fumbling inquiries into participants of a global sex trafficking ring, the internet has certainly taken notice.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
"It's not like that for postpartum psychosis, so it was a lot of kind of like fumbling around in the dark," Cliffel said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"And, of course, the key to solving a problem is to understand why it's gone wrong. Otherwise, you're just fumbling in the dark."
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
ChatGPT was on its way to becoming a household name in AI chatbots, while Google was still fumbling to get its product off the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Tristran picked up his bag and he ran, fumbling the leaf into the pocket of his tunic as he did so.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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American Football, 2nd Quarter
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