falter
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“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
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
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
But the moment he makes the attempt his words falter, for he is confronted and defied by the inexplicable array of his own emotions.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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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
It’s the one place where her otherwise robust public display of compliance falters.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 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
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
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As on day one and two, Australia have held firm and their opponents faltered.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
A recovery in artificial intelligence stocks faltered while benchmark oil prices jumped above $111 a barrel, as investors once again pulled back from risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“When one of their pitchers faltered, the next guy came in and picked up the slack.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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
The rhythm of his steps never faltered, never slowed.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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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
Its fiduciaries told participants that these assets should “provide greater downside protection in faltering markets, with the tradeoff being slight underperformance in rallying ones.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
After the first few words, his voice grew steady, and he read the letter through without faltering.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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