stall

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"You can imagine the whole system as a finely branched power grid that becomes increasingly damaged with age: connections break down and currents stall," explains Dr. Maria Ermolaeva, the study's lead author.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Yardeni expects the Federal Reserve will turn more hawkish on interest rates during the summer, which would stall a gold rally, but the end of the Iran conflict would should help diminish that impact.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Both sides have stepped up their long-range drone and missiles attacks since a series of bilateral talks mediated by the United States earlier this year appeared to stall.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Facing repeated stall warnings and wildly fluctuating airspeed readings, the pilots responded by pulling up the nose of the plane, causing its speed to drop and the aircraft to stall, French accident investigators found.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

I felt achy as I weeded my fields and carried water to the garden and fed the chickens, and mucked out Plug’s stall.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson