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tumble to

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verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expected the headline reading to tumble to a still-positive 38.5.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

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 Nov. 14, 2025

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

From Slate Jan. 11, 2024

I run to Will, our bodies colliding, our feet giving way as we tumble to the ice, laughing as we land together.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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