as in fumbles
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
take a minute to fish for some change to drop in the donation box
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The Seahawks are a high-turnover team on both sides of the ball, but the 49ers have forced just two takeaways in the season series — both fumbles in the opener.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
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The Honda backs up a few feet as the agent fumbles at the door handle.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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But for those interested in fashion history, these red carpet looks are key texts just asking to be pored over.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Shatner pops up in a sports bar and a living room, calmly delivering bathroom-adjacent puns while everyone around him looks stunned.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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That lineage reaches back to the Taíno people of Borikén, whose social organization, relationship to land, communal life, and expressive culture were documented, however imperfectly and through colonial lenses, by figures such as Christopher Columbus and Bartolomé de las Casas.—
Dr. Carlos A Torre,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Our friends would have snowmobiles waiting to go beyond where the main gondola reaches on Aspen Mountain.—
Taylor Eisenhauer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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At that point, the interaction no longer feels casual.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Anshul Chhatrapati says each time Singh is released, his family feels a fresh wave of torment.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Fishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishes. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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