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Congress has never let Social Security falter or skip a benefit, but the federal government hasn’t voted on any legislation that would resolve the program’s financing issues.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Without collaboration and transparency, management of this complex issue will continue to falter, and worse, our unhoused neighbors will continue to suffer,” the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Airports close because ash interferes with aircraft and other transport networks falter.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 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

I tried to stand tall and look at him with eyes that could stare down challenges and not falter, but my shoulders shook and my eyes filled with tears.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

If the more collaborative approach falters and a water agency fails to meet commitments, regulators still have the option of putting it back under the traditional regulations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

It’s the one place where her otherwise robust public display of compliance falters.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

SoftBank would be highly exposed if the AI frenzy falters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Then she sees me and falters, eyes widening.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

“So Redtooth went off to see what the noise was,” Sela faltered.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

October has witnessed several crises: faltering confidence in the sustainability of the artificial-intelligence boom and chaos in the French bond market are chief among them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 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

I stood right in front of her, and she pulled up, then stumbled back, faltering.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely