stumble

There is this idea that through market-controlling systems like the draft and the salary cap, any team, no matter how minor or shabby, may stumble into a transcendent talent and anoint a dynasty.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Visitors at Boulder Beach would stumble on human remains on three different occasions from July to August 2022 that authorities said all belonged to the same person, Claude Russell Pensinger, a Las Vegas resident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

While watching a film is something you could do back home, she says people might stumble on an old theatre which is "still a part of the history of that city".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

“If someone is afraid they are going to lose something like their job, they are going to stumble over themselves.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Jamie, Dylan, and the others stumble back behind the dead campfire.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

This partly explains the race to buy pre-IPO stock—investors who access shares early can get in at a lower price, allowing for gains even if a stock stumbles post-IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

“Anthropic, and its competitors, will have some stumbles as these companies expand rapidly,” Ritter says.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

If it stumbles, Pulisic will get the blame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

They also noted that as its U.S. business stumbles, Lululemon has increasingly relied on China for growth.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

My mind stumbles to a comforting conclusion: I can always try going back to school...later.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

But, after having their hand forced by the retirement of Ben Stokes, England have stumbled on something encouraging.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The chimpanzees may have left the area, but you are lucky nonetheless, because you have stumbled upon evidence of a rare — and potentially cultural — chimpanzee behavior: accumulative stone throwing.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Her campaign has since stumbled, notably when she acknowledged during a debate that she was "not that informed on national security" while answering a question about Taiwan.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

LaFontaine said the founders stumbled onto the live auction format that dominates the platform—they also host some fixed price sales—when they saw people auctioning Funko Pops during a livestream on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

We waved until she stumbled and Francey took her hand.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

By 2007, I couldn't keep covering up my stumbling with excuses and so felt I had to reveal my diagnosis.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

"I was a party planner for over 10 years and ... I was very sustainably focused. The final stumbling block for me was the balloon waste," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

In August 1967, my future wife and I found ourselves stumbling over rocks from the walls that weeks earlier had divided east and west Jerusalem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

After stumbling, the Nasdaq accelerated, with its gain in Bespoke’s indexed series reaching 592.5% in March 2000.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

He tore through the thick forest, dodging trees and stumbling over rocks.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis