tumble into
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“We have the power to protect the flow of international trade and must use it. Or the whole world economy could tumble into a global recession.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Both the Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000 indexes did briefly tumble into bear markets.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
The container ship that hit the Key Bridge crashed into one of its pillars about 1:30 a.m., causing it to break apart like a toy and tumble into the water in a matter of seconds.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024
Capps took a photo from down the bluff that shows the red fence that encircles the balcony hanging over the beach, threatening to tumble into the sand.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024
Briony had not even been cast as Arabella’s mother, and now was surely the time to sidle from the room and tumble into facedown darkness on the bed.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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