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stumbling

  • present participle
    of stumble.
    stumble
    verb (used without object)
    to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
  • a word derived from stumble.
    stumble
    verb (used without object)
    to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.

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If “Backrooms” was all about stumbling onto a place humans aren’t supposed to go, “Chronovisor” puts us exactly where we need to be.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

A stumbling block we’re likely to encounter sooner is the G in AGI, or artificial general intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"I was a party planner for over 10 years and ... I was very sustainably focused. The final stumbling block for me was the balloon waste," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

After stumbling, the Nasdaq accelerated, with its gain in Bespoke’s indexed series reaching 592.5% in March 2000.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

I backed up, nearly stumbling in my haste, and shook my head.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia