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fumble

[fuhm-buhl] / ˈfʌm bəl /


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After an inauspicious fumble on the opening drive, Williams demonstrated the signature playmaking skills.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Smith Jr. finished his career with 26.5 sacks, 15 interceptions and 14 fumble recoveries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

"My fingers may fumble, my mouth may mumble and each step I take may result in a stumble. But I cannot grumble."

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

But, as any Alabamian will tell you, legends don’t fumble the football, and Apple’s grip on artificial intelligence technologies has been anything but secure.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

Boaz had at last reached the front door of his apartment building, and he began to fumble for his keys, praying that Anthony would not try to follow him up the stairs.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

There were 22 accepted flags for 211 yards in penalties, fumbles galore and three turnovers in total.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

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

He has registered 100 tackles, 7.5 sacks, nine passes defended and two forced fumbles during his time with the 49ers and Patriots.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

He fumbles to hold both my wrists in one hand.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Tyler White fumbled before a punt later in the fourth and Arizona State recovered on the Texas A&M 34.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 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

Quarterback Justin Herbert fumbled a handoff to running back Omarion Hampton on the Chargers’ second play from scrimmage, leading to a Rams field goal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

He thought he might never live down that fumbled opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

I had fumbled and tripped and spilled the gold.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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

"It's not like that for postpartum psychosis, so it was a lot of kind of like fumbling around in the dark," Cliffel said.

From BBC Aug. 19, 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

ChatGPT was on its way to becoming a household name in AI chatbots, while Google was still fumbling to get its product off the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

Tristran picked up his bag and he ran, fumbling the leaf into the pocket of his tunic as he did so.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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