tumbling

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At Forde Abbey on the Dorset-Somerset border, with roots stretching back 900 years, the walled garden is stuffed with robust cabbages and tumbling sweetpeas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The ceasefire sent oil prices tumbling, with the main international contracts falling below $100 a barrel.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, we talked for hours, our words tumbling over each other like we’d been rehearsing for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Through Wednesday, the stock had lost 9.9% so far this year, after tumbling 67.2% amid a five-year losing streak through the end of 2025.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The bones formed patterns, like skeletal contortionists tumbling together, curling to protect the precious stones—a dance of death and riches.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan