falter
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The US economy is also being helped by an AI investment boom, and could falter if that spending were to dry up.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Did my frugal mindset falter for vintage dresses, bookstore runs and glasses of tinto de verano while I was abroad?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Airports close because ash interferes with aircraft and other transport networks falter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
That’s too much motivation for a Sean McVay-coached team to falter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
God forbid that we falter or recoil from performing our solemn duty.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
And while his impartiality occasionally and inevitably falters, the missteps show how difficult, and ultimately useless, it is to ignore humanity’s wide-ranging gray areas to make a beeline for black or white.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Still, Bally’s financial balancing act leaves it especially vulnerable if the economy falters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
His grin falters as his hand flies to the pendant now dangling just below his collar.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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In October 2000, after a summer rally spurred by Federal Reserve easing, Wall Street’s darlings faltered as investors faced up to the fact that the dot-com bubble was deflating.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
As on day one and two, Australia have held firm and their opponents faltered.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
As the economy faltered, an orderly, healthy home could be sold as a form of salvation, with prosperity seemingly within reach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Gold prices have faltered, falling back from record highs earlier this year and sliding further in recent months amid rising bond yields and rate-hike uncertainty.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
His voice was a high tenor that faltered at the top of his range.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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The surge in attacks has coincided with signs that the recent recovery in shipping through Hormuz is faltering, although the latest oil-flow figures are preliminary and subject to upward revision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Faith in the artificial-intelligence trade is faltering, but one analyst sees reasons to remain upbeat.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
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
I might not be able to reliably assess my faltering brain, but here was proof on my wrist.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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