falter
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That worked against him once the bonanza in AI-related stocks began to falter in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Only when began to read a statement to the court, did Mangione appear to falter.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Should Anthropic, OpenAI and other big buyers of AI computing power falter, massive contracts would likely be reworked and backlogs would shrink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
I’ll never falter in my beliefs in that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The chaplain’s babbling confidence did not falter for an instant.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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
The imitation also falters on practical grounds, if only because AI often gets theology wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
My breath falters, and my body, traitor that it is, tugs me forward until there are only inches between us.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
As pensions became scarce, Americans were forced to save for their own retirements — and many faltered.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The stakes in Google’s shake-up are high because it has faltered lately in the AI race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In Paris, the CAC 40 falls 0.2% as autos faltered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
But a major European tour this summer faltered, with several concerts scrapped amid uproar over the star's views.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
He had done juggling drills with her before, but those had always been with palm-sized beanbags that he could catch if he faltered.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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
The conflict in the region has been ongoing since the end of February, punctuated by a faltering ceasefire which was meant to lead to a deal to end the war.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rani catches my Kannada words and repeats them without faltering.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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