stagger
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New Yorkers, by contrast, stagger under tax and cost burdens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Brown managed to stagger out of Buck’s apartment to a nearby gas station, where he called 911.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Asian investors battled Wednesday to kickstart a recovery in equities following the latest stagger across world markets that has been caused by worries over an AI-fuelled bubble and uncertainty over US interest rates.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
For better and mostly for worse, she has allowed Jeffries to stagger on his own two feet.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025
Donovan felt his robot stagger at a sudden push by Powell’s mount and then Powell was off into the sunlight.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
The Monkey King frees six puppet horses, who rise above the stage on long poles; he staggers out of the furnace with glowing red eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
This is the blistering reality of summer for rescuers in Phoenix as America’s fifth-largest city staggers through one of its longest stretches ever of 110-degree days.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Still in her wedding dress, she staggers out to the street shrieking, “Is everybody gay???”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023
A middle-aged man staggers into the bar and dances and sings along to a song in the Kikuyu language before slumping on one of the benches to join his friends.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2023
I kept picturing in my mind mad dogs and mad wolves reeling about with the blind staggers, drooling slobbers and snapping and biting at everything in sight.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
One source claimed that the invitees’ arrival times were staggered such that there were A, B, C, and D lists.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Those agencies are often structured as multimember commissions with staggered, time-limited terms.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
“That’s sort of a challenge in the moment. We’re trying to take steps like that staggered notice to try to mitigate that and make sure that folks are available.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
"I'll be absolutely staggered if this leadership group is still together," Vaughan said.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
He could see that as George staggered closer.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Last weekend, lifeguards in Los Angeles County performed a record 1,950 ocean rescues -- numbers that lifeguard captain Pono Barnes called "staggering."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The scene marked a staggering shift for a man who, at the height of the pandemic, marveled at his own “unimaginable” fame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Spurs had a staggering 27 different players sidelined at some point last season.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Today, it appears the singer is enjoying a much smoother ride, financially, with estimates placing her net worth at a staggering $360 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Then, coming up this straight and silent street, he saw a woman, very old and black, coming toward them, staggering on the crooked stones.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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