hiccup
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The artificial-intelligence boom could see a hiccup, along with the torrent of capital spending that has kept deals flowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Thursday’s vote is a huge step forward for the crypto industry’s biggest legislative priority, but even a small hiccup could derail its path to becoming law.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
"If we do have a hiccup here and there that is also good to learn from."
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
After the hiccup, Riley said the team responded well and it was back to business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
“I love Oregon,” she says with a hiccup attempt at a laugh.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
At Goldman, Solomon said that the AI investment cycle would inevitably have bumps in the road, including potential market resets, but predicted those hiccups would be temporary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Any hiccups in the pace of the buildout could significantly affect memory pricing, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
What 250 years means: It means that we’ve seen a lot of changes… progress with a lot of hiccups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
In recent years his industry has encountered serious hiccups - affecting both of the world's most important coffee beans.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
“I…they…” Camille hiccups as she struggles for words.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Both division rivals were heavy favorites Sunday and neither hiccuped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2021
In one July 8 clip, Bolsonaro hiccuped approximately 14 times within the first minute.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2021
The patient with the longest recorded case, according to Guinness World Records, was Charles Osborne of Anthon, Iowa, who hiccuped for 68 years straight.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
Even as Europe, particularly Greece, has struggled, the U.S. market has barely hiccuped.
From US News ● Nov. 6, 2015
She hiccuped loudly, patted her hair, and pulled herself up on Harry’s helping arm.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
The 15-time major winner, 50, can be seen co-operating with authorities and then hiccuping while he is being driven away in the back of the police car.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
Within seconds, I’m crying, sweating and hiccuping — simultaneously.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2022
Every few seconds, the actor could he heard hiccuping between words as he talked to the camera.
From Fox News ● Dec. 11, 2021
Others, though, would work on exams with hiccuping computers, at uncomfortable tables with other children or adults making noise nearby.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 27, 2021
“And I’ll tell you something else,” Muriel said, hiccuping slightly as she lowered her goblet.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
"The smallest things upset me. The other day I jumped when a woman in the street hiccupped as she walked past me."
From Fox News ● Dec. 5, 2019
Celeste hiccupped or burped and it turned into a small retch, but nothing came up.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
I longed for a phrase that simply grew, one note to the next, like a singer; instead the lines hiccupped or gasped, the vibrato intermittent or delayed.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2017
As in so many previous attacks, dozens of online banking sites slowed, hiccupped or ground to a halt before recovering several minutes later.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2013
Screamed and hiccupped and laughed like my sisters.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
“I still write too many of her patented hiccupping, chicken-bone sentences,” said the L.A.-based writer and founder of Boyle Heights’ Libros Schmibros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
His hiccupping went on for hours, and finally ended late that afternoon when their car broke down on the way to their honeymoon destination.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2021
Lincoln was hiccupping a lot in the third trimester.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2021
In the many recent presidential live streams, Bolsonaro’s hiccuping is evident, and he has prefaced some appearances by acknowledging his hiccupping and disrupted speech.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2021
Peach sniffed twice and cried a short hiccupping cry.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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