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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

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

That’s too much motivation for a Sean McVay-coached team to falter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

As those around him began to falter, the world number one, who started the day three strokes adrift of overnight leader Viktor Hovland, produced a typically metronomic performance with the winning cheque in sight.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The music and singing round them seemed to falter, and a silence fell.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

When I lean away, she falters, stumbling backward, like I’ve pulled the very earth out from under her.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

As on day one and two, Australia have held firm and their opponents faltered.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

With 1,884 yards, 18 touchdowns and only one interception while completing 75% of his passes this season, Orange High’s junior quarterback has rarely faltered when dropping back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 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

He faltered and leaned heavily on his staff.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

But support also appears to be faltering on the right.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Faith in the artificial-intelligence trade is faltering, but one analyst sees reasons to remain upbeat.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 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

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

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