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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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 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

Sadna cried out but didn’t falter, dodged out from under Blue Eyes’s follow-up cut.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Even in the moments it falters, “Backrooms” is like someone coming across the cage we’ve been pacing around in, and pointing out that the bars were always big enough to slip through.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

His voice falters and he shakes his head.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Whether these capital-intensive projects can be financially successful, however, remains to be seen; at least one planned project has already faltered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

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

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

I faltered when I saw Mrs. Kuen standing there, talking with Mr. Lew, but I didn’t turn away.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

From MarketWatch ● 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

The film spells out the gargantuan payouts that each Boeing CEO has received, despite the crashes and questions about their actions and the company’s faltering value.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Eventually, faith faltering, Helen studied harder, walked more, bought new clothes, wrote her parents less.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen