falter
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But as hopes for peace falter and with U.S. inflation hitting a three-year high on Tuesday, analysts are sounding the alarm about dwindling energy reserves.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Hopes the crucial waterway would be reopened have taken another hit as peace talks falter and cargo ships are attacked, but investors still have reason for hope.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Hopes the crucial waterway would be reopened have taken another hit as peace talks falter and cargo ships are attacked, but investors still have reason for hope.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
That balance, she argues, is where many returning shows falter.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The aura of effortless perfection that Dr. Cooper had conveyed up until that point began to falter.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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