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fumble

[fuhm-buhl] / ˈfʌm bəl /


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We ate revuelta at his favorite pupuseria, hot filling running over our fingers, locals watching me fumble with the etiquette.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2026

Browner finished his career with 37 interceptions, 17 forced fumbles and 17 fumble recoveries.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2026

There was tetchiness and a few cross words as India dropped three catches - Abhishek Sharma guilty of one particularly poor fumble - and a missed run-out chance.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

The most shocking fumble of all came on Friday night when figure skater Ilia Malinin, the self-proclaimed “quad god,” melted down in the brutal heat of the Olympic spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 14, 2026

There was the fumble of a key in the lock, and a few moments later Charles plunged through the door.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

Maye was sacked five times and surrendered four fumbles in the Patriots' win over the Houston Texans last week.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

Maye had four fumbles and was sacked five times by Houston - he needs to be better than that to stand a chance here.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2026

Two costly fumbles and two interceptions led to a nail-biter of a playoff game.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2026

Somehow we make it to the car, where Mama fumbles with the keys for a few seconds.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

Their one chance of grand prix victory, when Norris was leading Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli in Miami, was fumbled through a strategic error.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The commentariat also is advancing the narrative that Apple under Cook’s leadership has fumbled badly in its embrace of artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch Apr. 21, 2026

She said she scanned the table for recording devices, but concluded they were clueless investors as they fumbled through basic questions about Slovenian politics.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

I don’t think I would’ve made this record if I hadn’t fumbled the ball a little.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

He fumbled at the corpse's belt, removing the bag of rune stones.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

"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

Their rotation of the strike throughout led to England's fielders frequently fumbling while Bouchier dropped a simple catch off Devine at long-off in the final over that saw another nine runs added afterwards.

From BBC May 23, 2026

“It’s just been one fumbling after another,” she told the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

As I followed a patrol of federal agents around New York City’s Chinatown during their fumbling attempted raid in mid-October last year, I noticed something curious.

From Slate Feb. 9, 2026

Now he felt his fingers fumbling for money.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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