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[tuhm-buhl] / ˈtʌm bəl /


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Nvidia and other stocks tumble as reports of a leadership crisis at the chip maker dent the AI trade.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

It has been a forehead-slapping tumble for a team some people predicted might wind up in the Super Bowl, which will be played at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

But with every session that bonds rally as stocks tumble, investors’ faith in fixed income appears restored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

They walk around obstacles, move across ordinary objects, and sometimes tumble from the edges of tables.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

His calling and texting makes my palms sweat and my insides tumble into each other.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Now read: Nvidia’s valuation tumbles to a 15-year low.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Dell’s second-quarter earnings top expectations thanks to the AI boom, but Palo Alto Networks tumbles as investors take profits.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

EasyJet shares are down 0.5% and Ryanair tumbles 7.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Jovic, by contrast, has been a quick study when it comes to adapting to the tricky footing, sliding and occasional tumbles on grass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

He fusses with his cravat until it loosens, and the silk tumbles down his chest like a spill of orange champagne.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

In company news, Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank tumbled as much as eight percent in Tokyo after reporting a more than $7 billion loss in the fiscal second quarter.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Investors on Monday appeared to be scooping up chip stocks, which have tumbled over the past month in a rapid unwinding of the artificial-intelligence trade.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The stock has tumbled in the past month but CEO Michael Intrator is pushing back.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Then on Thursday, as tech stocks tumbled, the implied chances of a December hike took a hit in futures markets, falling from more than 80% to close to 70%, according to CME’s FedWatch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The ones that could make a person feel like they’d tumbled out of a dryer slightly shrunk.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Shortly afterward, October core CPI came in at 0.3%, sending bond yields surging and stock futures tumbling into the red.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

The first fight in 2024 had Buatsi walking to the ring as a comfortable favourite, and he backed that up with crushing body shots to send Hutchinson tumbling twice.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Despite traveling so quickly, the snakes were able to follow a narrow racetrack measuring just 20 centimeters across, demonstrating that their rolling movements are not simply uncontrolled tumbling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Telecom stocks are tumbling on news that SpaceX is aiming to secure 80,000 cell sites across the US, raising the specter of fierce competition between the industry’s big three and Starlink Mobile.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Most girls are flipping and tumbling in Mommy and Me classes before they’re three, so in a way, I’d been playing catch-up.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles


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