sputter
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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
If an oil shock persisted long enough, economic growth could also sputter.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
To challenge that, he made Clark Kent a nerd, hunching his shoulders, making him sputter with nervousness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
He felled it with three true arrows—the first making the thing crackle and flame; the second dimming it; and the third putting out its lights, sputter.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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