stump
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Citrini predicts that investors will stump up fresh capital, making it “more likely now that Leopold causes the bottom than causes AI to continue going down.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
In interviews and on the stump, she conveys both polish and authenticity, and she has garnered a slew of endorsements from unions and progressive organizations like the Teamsters and Emily’s List.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was dead before he came along, according to his standard stump speech.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Unlike a tree stump, which preserves rings from an organism's entire life, dinosaur bones provide only a partial record.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
I park my bike at the entrance and find Zach by our stump.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
West Indies reached stumps on day three on 126-7 in their second innings - a lead of 155 runs - to leave the match finely poised.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The gamble didn't pay off, though, as Australia made it through to stumps unscathed and went on to win a thrilling first Test at Edgbaston by two wickets.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Archer, who finished with figures of 2-20, wrapped up the India innings with a neat bit of footwork, kicking the ball on to the stumps to beat Axar Patel's run from the non-striker's end.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The detritus of war—tree stumps and abandoned equipment—is everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Good boy. On Sunday I’m-a help Mrs. Holton with some them stumps she got left. I’m-a need you and Cooter to come ’long.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
But so far she hasn’t stumped for him, instead lobbing veiled criticisms of Talarico’s efforts to win over Black voters.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Bharti Fulmali was stumped for a three-ball one and India failed to score a boundary for 21 balls as they reached 132-5 at the end of the 18th over.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
However she was denied a 10-wicket haul when Marianne Artur had Lindiwe Polaki, one of only three Lesotho batters to score a run, stumped to conclude the match.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
The actor stars in a solo off-Broadway show by David Cale about a playwright stumped by the blank page who finds a surprising, unsettling source of inspiration in the form of a stalker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Really stumped this time, Harry found nothing else to say.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Falling 2-0 down in the Ashes of the same year was masked by the Jonny Bairstow stumping and fightback to 2-2.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who made a century in the first innings, had another good day with his quick hands stumping Crawley off Lyon.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Garcetti, then a Los Angeles City Council member, joined Reiner in stumping for 2004 Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean, for whom the director was an early backer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
Carey was magnificent, often standing up to Neser, almost stumping Brook when he attempted a scoop.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
King would be stumping throughout the Tarheel State for his longtime friend, black gubernatorial candidate Dr. Reginald Hawkins.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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