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But shortly thereafter the rally began to sputter, as the below chart shows.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Hopes had been high that the eurozone's traditional growth engine would sputter back to life in 2026 after years of stagnation, driven by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's public spending blitz.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

He started Sunday with a sputter, including a double bogey on the par-three fourth and a bogey shortly after.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 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

Seeing him shiver and sputter wasn’t exactly revenge, but it didn’t suck, either.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

But as the red-hot chip-stock rally sputters, even the biggest bulls are wondering how much longer the latest leg of the AI frenzy can last and where money might go as it fades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 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

A street market in a Buenos Aires working-class neighborhood bustles with desperate Argentines who have taken to hawking their belongings to make ends meet as the economy sputters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

The torch sputters behind her, casting her face into deep shadow.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Canada's economy had sputtered over the past year, as Trump's tariffs squeezed key sectors like auto-making, forced job losses and sent jitters across the business community.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

A podcast company he launched with his friend Andrew Kuo sputtered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

Throughout the year, several high-profile OpenAI commitments have sputtered, thanks to the company’s newfound frugality as well as an increasing sense of dissatisfaction from its business pals.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

The fire sputtered at first, but as it found the drier branches it hissed and crackled then whooshed up in a ball of yellow fire.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

"We directly introduced dislocations in CoAl during sputtering deposition," Zhang said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

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 director’s moaning score here, supplemented with sputtering engines and clanking chains, underline the movie’s ghost-story vibe — the sense that poor Nick is both alive and dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 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

Shaking his head, sighing and sputtering, the King collapsed onto a throne carved from rock.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander