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Super Micro encountered a stumbling block in March, when co-founder Wally Liaw and other employees were charged with diverting $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia chips to China.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Already, the talks hit a stumbling block Friday, when initial closed-door negotiations were called off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

But its insistence on collecting personal information was a major stumbling block to a deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The original image was accompanied by a short piece of anonymous text, warning readers against stumbling into its disturbing parallel world.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Nathan was groping for words, stumbling a little over them.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya