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tumble to

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verb

  1. informal (intr, preposition) to understand; become aware of

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The stock quadrupled to $15 in early summer, only to tumble to $3.50 in the second week of August.

From Barron's

Match Group, whose share price once reached more than $169 per share in 2021, has seen its stock tumble to below $30 in 2023 as investors saw Tinder’s paying user numbers drop.

From Los Angeles Times

Then someone laughs, the spell is broken, and these cast members of local circus troupe Acrobatic Conundrum’s new show, “Threads,” which runs Feb. 9-24 at 12th Avenue Arts, tumble to the floor in a swirl of limbs and soft rehearsal clothes.

From Seattle Times

Mayfield’s start on Monday night against the Eagles, who were on track for the top seed before going 1-5 down the stretch to tumble to No. 5, will be his first in the playoffs since competing with the Browns in 2020.

From Seattle Times

How can a phone survive a 16,000-feet skydive but not a short tumble to the floor?

From Slate