tripping over
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If they were handing out medals for not tripping over Mick Jagger, I should probably win gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
She became worried about dementia when she noticed her short-term memory fading and that she was dropping things and tripping over her own feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
And then it wasn’t, with the Kings once again tripping over a familiar hurdle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2025
I kept tripping over a man carrying a large wooden cross.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2024
Then the beam of that flashlight is hitting me right in the eyes, and she's tripping over stuff trying to get to me.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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