trip up
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“I don’t think this will trip up their plans for the studio’s future,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
But a year after her last trip up a mountain, while working in communications, she became so ill her parents had to rush her to hospital, where she realised she could not feel her legs.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
He still texts some of his friends about sports, and he’s planning to make a trip up the hill soon just to walk around and greet people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
The rescue of a missing airman sparks the latest dispute to trip up traders on the prediction-market platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
He’d trip up on the numbers and have to start over.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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