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falter

[fawl-ter] / ˈfɔl tər /


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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

“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

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

Normally, Dad would lecture me about sharing germs, but his cheesy grin doesn’t falter.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

My voice falters at the lie, but since I can't very well tell him the truth, I rush on.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“When one of their pitchers faltered, the next guy came in and picked up the slack.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

They inexplicably faltered, leaving the door open for somebody else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

His voice was a high tenor that faltered at the top of his range.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Meanwhile, the annual checkup, long the cornerstone of preventive care, is faltering.

From MarketWatch ● 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

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

Jesse valued friends and he was a good one, not only to Eric, but to his pals back in Idaho, whose relationships and work lives were faltering one by one.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz


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