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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

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

The job market continues to sputter even as cost and price pressures persist, a Federal Reserve report found, underscoring the competing risks central bank officials will have to weigh at a key meeting next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

The incessant rain made the fire sputter and send up whiffs of smoke with a sweet burnt smell.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

The plot’s engine sputters as the film contentedly wafts just out of reach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

When Jay goes on to paraphrase “Baldwin” on the subject of white racism, Leigh is befuddled: “Alec Baldwin’s black?” he sputters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 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

Don Francisco asks, “You left her when she was . . . ?” Lourdes sputters, “Seven years old.”

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

This year’s French panic, however, appears to have sputtered.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Rams’ offense sputtered and the team fell woefully short of its Super Bowl ambitions during an 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Diplomatic efforts sputtered, then led to a ceasefire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

Xenocrates sputtered for a moment, before finding mental traction.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Maybe this is what the Chargers are — lurching, sputtering and unable to consistently move the football, despite an offensive overhaul packed with lofty expectations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 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

Instead, magnetron sputtering deposition creates the material from alloy vapor.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

The company blamed the poor outlook on sputtering growth from its key branded-checkout product, which lets customers use PayPal when making online purchases, and poor internal execution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

I press forward, but my wheels make a sputtering noise.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga