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And as the Dodgers’ offense continued to sputter, the Diamondbacks surged with a trio of home runs, giving the fans exactly what they asked for Monday night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Derek Scissors, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said the move could also be Beijing issuing a warning to investors looking to put their capital elsewhere as the country’s economy continues to sputter.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

But over the course of this season’s playoff quarterfinals, these historic superpowers saw their high-octane offenses reduced to a sputter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

Detroit, which can sputter offensively, controls this one with tempo and physicality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025

Just like my parents’ pods, the button blinks in a slow orange sputter over the nameplate.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Thankfully, there are a few moments when the album sputters into life.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Small-cap companies tend to have weaker balance sheets, higher debt loads and can become more vulnerable to defaults than major corporations if the economy sputters.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026

As Boston’s biotech engine sputters, Ph.D.s can’t find work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

By watching the Wolf in “Puss in Boots”’ — and I was like, ‘What?’” he sputters with a boisterous laugh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

In the courtyard, the bonfire sputters and sparks in a sudden cloud of black smoke, causing those patrons closest to it to jump back, coughing.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The investigation sputtered for decades because of a lack of evidence, but the case was revived when Davis's memoirs were published in 2019.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Then performance sputtered during the tech bubble and he told clients he was shutting down in March 2000, the bubble’s exact peak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

While Hernández found contact on each of his at-bats, the rest of the team sputtered through six innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

The only way that would change is if the economy sputtered and layoffs begin to surge, analysts say.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

Jinny sputtered as she turned quickly this way and that, small waves rolling past her, breaking gently against her shoulders.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

Friday’s figures provided an initial look at the world’s second-largest economy heading into the third quarter, following official data that showed growth sputtering in the April-June period amid a pullback in government and private spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The researchers produced the material using magnetron sputtering deposition, a process that applies a thin film to a surface.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

To put things another way, the actual figures show the U.S. economy to be sputtering, and the “vibe economy” as measured by consumer confidence is doing even worse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

China’s economy has been sputtering for a years, with consumers especially reluctant to spend, hurting some of those companies.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

“My name is Charlie,” I said, and a greasy-haired boy in the front of the class let out a sputtering laugh.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor