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Only around 1993 did that accuracy begin to falter and the global population began falling behind the forecasts — because the world began to do what von Foerster and his colleagues recommended it do.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

As a result, the biggest threat to cross-asset stability is not high inflation, or tighter monetary policy, but the risk that the AI put might falter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

But by following year, the nonprofit’s finances had begun to falter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

An absorbing contest featuring some sensational points saw the Americans fight back again in the decider, only to falter from a commanding lead in the tie-break.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

However, halting our investigation without discussion and keeping everything bottled up is taking its toll: my always-happy face has begun to falter at inopportune times.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

BBC Eye Investigations has spent time with Raseel across the summer, as the ceasefire falters and bombardment continues, to see the challenges doctors are facing in Gaza.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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

This time his voice falters on the question, which has come perilously close to asking whether there’s something I want to talk about, which of course, neither of us has ever asked before.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“When one of their pitchers faltered, the next guy came in and picked up the slack.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

And as the West’s confidence faltered, its adversaries and its rivals only grew more assertive, building up their own wealth and their own power in our stead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Businesses have shuttered, hospitals have had to turn to generators that have occasionally faltered, and residents have been scrambling to charge phones and refrigerate food.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The singing faltered, and some of the bearers looked around in doubt and fear.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

The UN biodiversity summit enters a final day Friday with nations still far from reaching a deal to revive a faltering pledge to stop destroying nature.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, the annual checkup, long the cornerstone of preventive care, is faltering.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

This makes the recent fall in the markets more worrying - since households, already struggling from a weak job market, high inflation and faltering consumption, are now seeing their equity savings take a beating too.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Eventually you reach a height where you can see the tops of the topmost trees, with nothing but clear sky beyond, and your faltering spirit stirs—nearly there now!—but this is a pitiless deception.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson