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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Near-term bitcoin pain Bitcoin tumbled to around the $95,000 level Monday from above $102,000 before the weekend as investors sold cryptocurrencies to raise cash amid the global equity rout.
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John Melloy, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Advertisement Security camera video showed the shooter approach Thompson from behind, level his pistol and fire several shots, barely pausing to clear a brief gun jam while the dying health executive tumbled to the pavement.
—Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Today, core consumer prices also rose just 0.2%, which was enough to send the 10-year Treasury yield tumbling to 4.65%.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
The country’s central bank has hiked interest rates to over 20 percent in an effort to slow inflation as the ruble has tumbled to its weakest level in years.
—Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
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John Melloy, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Advertisement Security camera video showed the shooter approach Thompson from behind, level his pistol and fire several shots, barely pausing to clear a brief gun jam while the dying health executive tumbled to the pavement.
—Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Today, core consumer prices also rose just 0.2%, which was enough to send the 10-year Treasury yield tumbling to 4.65%.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
The country’s central bank has hiked interest rates to over 20 percent in an effort to slow inflation as the ruble has tumbled to its weakest level in years.
—Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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