stump
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In the other direction lay spending the money on completing a slowed down, stump of a line, that would only connect west London with Birmingham by the late 2030s.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
As I recall the story, Homer grilled Leibowitz, trying to stump him with math questions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
A staple of his stump speech is an impersonation of the president.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
"We have jobs, but we don't make anything," he added, as he took an axe to a tree stump in a neighbouring plot.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
He hands me the rock stump of a scone.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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