falter
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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
It started to falter under the new "three red lines" -- caps for three different debt ratios -- which forced the group to offload properties at increasingly steep discounts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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
He has not come this far, and seen the things he’s seen happen to his family, just to falter in these last moments and die.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Somewhere between admiration and accounts payable, civilization falters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Even in the moments it falters, “Backrooms” is like someone coming across the cage we’ve been pacing around in, and pointing out that the bars were always big enough to slip through.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
“Brigadoon” manages to transcend time, but this take on “Flower Drum Song” falters between eras.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
The imitation also falters on practical grounds, if only because AI often gets theology wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“I’ve done everything you’ve asked of me. If you’re concerned I won’t have time to do the sewing . . .” Mrs. Byrne fixes me with a steady eye, and my voice falters.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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
Djokovic’s game grew erratic as his body faltered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
Even with every car full, the wheel never faltered, its bearings never groaned.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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
KAMPALA, Uganda—Efforts to halt the spread of the Congo’s deadliest outbreak of Ebola are faltering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The startups are faltering because demand is shifting from tools that help people get work done to AI “agents” that do the work for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She was second after two of the four disciplines before she had a terrible beam routine, which included a faltering start and falling off halfway.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But I had a reason that was an old reason now for constitutionally faltering whenever I heard the word “convict.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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