falter
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SNPs are driving growth in Medicare Advantage at a time when the private-insurance alternative to Medicare is seeing its once-robust enrollment increases falter.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
That can help the company grow even as EV sales falter in the new year.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Prices for silver, platinum and palladium, meanwhile, could falter if global growth slows or there is a recession in a major economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Mouat and Dodds did not falter, though, blanking that final end to all but seal a semi-final spot.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Finally, my wings begin to falter, I lose height, and gravity pulls me into a foamy sea the color of Finnick’s eyes.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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