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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

As a result, the biggest threat to cross-asset stability is not high inflation, or tighter monetary policy, but the risk that the AI put might falter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 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

My pulse began to race, but my step didn’t falter this time, even as he watched me with a small smile on his lips.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

Somewhere between admiration and accounts payable, civilization falters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

“I’ve done everything you’ve asked of me. If you’re concerned I won’t have time to do the sewing . . .” Mrs. Byrne fixes me with a steady eye, and my voice falters.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

A recovery in artificial intelligence stocks faltered while oil prices ticked back above $110 a barrel, as investors once again pulled back from risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

“If you don’t want to look at typewriters, you can look at . . .” James faltered for a second.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

October has witnessed several crises: faltering confidence in the sustainability of the artificial-intelligence boom and chaos in the French bond market are chief among them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Its fiduciaries told participants that these assets should “provide greater downside protection in faltering markets, with the tradeoff being slight underperformance in rallying ones.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The grandees of Gullen have set their hopes on Claire’s bankrolling their faltering community’s recovery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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

"I won't let you leave wi' that," I said in a voice nearly as faint and faltering as his.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood


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