stumble
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A six-game winning run through January and February put Spurs in prime position to capitalise on a Foxes stumble, but that never came.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
And a stumble early in the tournament would make the kind of deep run Pochettino promised that much more difficult.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Its balance sheet is roughly twice the size of Switzerland’s economy, raising concerns about economic impact should it stumble like Credit Suisse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Those levels remain from their stumble in the Premier League, with just two wins from 10 games, which has added jeopardy, something which did not look likely at the start of the year.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
I stumble a few steps backward and double over.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing stumble
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Steve Jobs's Commencement Address (2005)
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