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While accepting the prize, Madonna reminisced about how her manager scolded her backstage at the very first MTV awards show, where she briefly mooned the audience in a performance fumble.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Donald, who frequently commanded double-team blocking, made a memorable play near the end of the second quarter with the Giants — who had feasted on a Williams fumble — threatening to score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

A stray helmet knocked it loose for a fumble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Aside from Gasly, Russell's main opposition is likely to come from Ferrari, who for the third race in a row seemed to fumble a better qualifying result for operational reasons.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

My fingers fumble across his lips, where there’s no warm breath although moments ago he was panting.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

During four seasons with the Chiefs, McDuffie forced eight fumbles, three interceptions and broke up 34 passes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

As he fumbles with his out-of-tune Flying V, looking ready to shred in a thrash band, the crowd cheers for his success despite his self-doubt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

He fumbles for the switch on the sconce nearest the door and it flickers to life, illuminating the room in front of him.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Even the final kneel wouldn’t go smoothly, as Maiava fumbled the snap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

However, Europeans fumbled perhaps their best chance to change the momentum when Icelanders voted narrowly on Aug. 29 against resuming negotiations on entering the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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

Part of what's causing the "panic for people", she says, is how the government has fumbled its response to the outbreak.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

I hadn’t anticipated his last question, and I fumbled for an answer.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

My career was insulted, and I was mocked for fumbling around while attempting to juice a pineapple with a woefully inadequate kitchen utensil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

Ice recalls fumbling with the door in the smoke-engulfed room as he tried to escape.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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

They handled themselves awkwardly, dropping easy grounders, throwing wild, fumbling fly balls.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok