stalling

Example Sentences

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Popular weight loss drugs may have a surprising side effect: stalling cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The chart is still in repair mode following a failed breakout above a double-bottom trigger near $65.52 in December, with price stalling around $70 before pulling back.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

With no tournament in New Orleans, LIV would be left with a gap between 7 June and 23 July without an event, stalling momentum on what should have been a 14 tournament season.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

These kinds of stalling mechanisms, along with scant real representation, are nothing new in intra-party politics.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

I take my time moving to the shallow end in the hope that they’ll leave, but after a few minutes of stalling, they haven’t budged.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy