tumbled

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The fund tumbled 5% Friday, after sliding more than 1% Thursday.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

As reading scores tumbled over the last decade, parents, scholars and literacy advocates pushed for teaching methods that align with decades of research about how kids learn to read — largely by sounding out words.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The end of the property boom was especially damaging, wiping out jobs that haven’t been fully replaced and hurting consumer sentiment as home values tumbled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

What’s more, these claims have tumbled 10% since hitting a postpandemic peak of almost 2 million last fall.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Dozens of blue-flamed candles tumbled to the floor.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman