stumping

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Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who made a century in the first innings, had another good day with his quick hands stumping Crawley off Lyon.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Garcetti, then a Los Angeles City Council member, joined Reiner in stumping for 2004 Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean, for whom the director was an early backer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Still, it has been pointed out Alex Carey came in for some pretty strong coverage in the aftermath of the Bairstow stumping at Lord's two years ago.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Creating the mechanical equivalent of the human hand is a challenge that has been stumping corporate and academic researchers for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Andrea grabbed the ax and soon got into a rhythm of chopping, stumping, and tossing firewood.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young