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That worked against him once the bonanza in AI-related stocks began to falter in July.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Tech continued to falter, as the Europe-wide Stoxx 600 fell 0.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

I’ll never falter in my beliefs in that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

"British support for Ukraine will not falter," he wrote in the Times in early July.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

He never once faltered, and did not falter for six more years, never stopped pulling.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

What lifts his misadventures above the commonplace is the author’s ability to spin her plots out and back again with a dry and humorous narrative voice that never falters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

But it becomes a problem if one of Broadcom’s custom-chip customers falters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

State officials say if the more collaborative approach falters and a water agency fails to meet commitments, they still have the option of putting them back under the traditional regulations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Even when “Stop! That! Train!” falters and the steel of the train tracks starts to shake things too severely, the film is put back on its course by its sheer joy.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

My voice falters at the lie, but since I can't very well tell him the truth, I rush on.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

As pensions became scarce, Americans were forced to save for their own retirements — and many faltered.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

But exports in the region have faltered since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war over two-and-a-half years ago, with levels falling off dramatically in July as hostilities in the waterway deepened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The stakes in Google’s shake-up are high because it has faltered lately in the AI race.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

But a major European tour this summer faltered, with several concerts scrapped amid uproar over the star's views.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“I’m too young,” faltered Meg, wondering why she was so fluttered, yet rather enjoying it.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

The grandees of Gullen have set their hopes on Claire’s bankrolling their faltering community’s recovery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Even record-breaking monthly revenue from the world’s biggest chip manufacturer isn’t reviving the faltering AI trade.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Efforts to halt the spread of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are faltering as health workers go unpaid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The film spells out the gargantuan payouts that each Boeing CEO has received, despite the crashes and questions about their actions and the company’s faltering value.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Jesse valued friends and he was a good one, not only to Eric, but to his pals back in Idaho, whose relationships and work lives were faltering one by one.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz