hiccups

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It will test market appetite for huge valuations on high-spending companies External link —any hiccups would bode poorly for AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic ahead of their own expected IPOs later this year.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

We've had a couple of hiccups on the way.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Even if AI data-center growth meets or exceeds expectations, its build-out will inevitably have hiccups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Instead, he expects hiccups along the way, elevated oil prices and U.S. inflation to stay higher for longer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But Nana took advantage of the slightest distraction on Nivea’s part to persist in her attempts to cure the child’s muteness with the same remedy she used for hiccups.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende