fumble
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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
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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
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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
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"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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