tumble to
phrasal verb
tumbled to; tumbling to; tumbles to
British, informal
: to understand or become aware of (something)
They didn't tumble to the seriousness of the problem.
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The dollar tumbled to a three-year low, and nearly every company in the Dow and the S&P 500 closed lower.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note — which for decades has been seen as one of the safest investment in the world — tumbled to a low around 3.86% earlier in April.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
His four-seamer usage peaked at 45.7% in 2023, and has tumbled to 39.4% in 2024 to 35.3% in 2025 from there.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Wall Street tumbled to its worst week in five years as global markets brace for the impact of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs targeting nearly 200 countries.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note — which for decades has been seen as one of the safest investment in the world — tumbled to a low around 3.86% earlier in April.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
His four-seamer usage peaked at 45.7% in 2023, and has tumbled to 39.4% in 2024 to 35.3% in 2025 from there.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Wall Street tumbled to its worst week in five years as global markets brace for the impact of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs targeting nearly 200 countries.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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