stutter
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MacCallum pressed him on campaign finance and high-profile donors, and El-Sayed did not stutter or retreat.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
His nephew Griffin Bremner said he felt the plane stutter and the propellers slow down, then his uncle turned to him and said, “Griffin, we’re cooked!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
There is no strict definition of a stutter, but under Fifa rules, a player is allowed to stop or feint during the run-up as long as they don't do it directly before kicking the ball.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The audio has a distinctly early-2000s quality to it, reminiscent of the days when incoming calls caused nearby speakers to violently stutter.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
Sahil beamed at me, and it made my traitorous heart stutter.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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"You know how you really feel / You don't have to waste your life," she sings, as the wedding band stutters to an uncertain halt.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
His approval rating is falling as his free-market overhaul stutters ahead of a difficult election next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Russia's economy grew by one percent in 2025, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, marking a much slower expansion compared to the 2024 figure as it stutters under the burden of the Ukraine war.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
But Lee, wise to how the heart stutters, didn’t pander to audiences with bromides like love is love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
He stops and sighs before he stutters his way through another sentence.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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If England have occasionally stuttered, so have Argentina, escaping from difficult situations against Cape Verde, Egypt and Switzerland in the knockout phase.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“He could barely speak, he stuttered, had headaches, felt like he was choking,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
My grandfather Jimmy stuttered until he died at 95.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Oil prices extended gains Wednesday as Middle East peace talks stuttered, though stocks mostly rose on the back of continued demand for all things linked to artificial intelligence.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
My heart stuttered at the thought of her.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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Tech firms rallied Tuesday following a healthy run-up on Wall Street as traders welcomed AI titan Anthropic's IPO filing that revived optimism over the sector after stuttering in the second half of the year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
But back-to-back wins this week - for the first time since last November - have shown the shoots of recovery after a stuttering start.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The outflows have come as Chinese policymakers have struggled to sustain a post-pandemic economic revival, with annual growth slowing, consumption stuttering and property sector debt mounting.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
The clinical consensus is unanimous: demonstrate acceptance, minimize reactions and don’t let the child feel your anxiety, because the worry can make stuttering worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Mr. Jacobs, hold this,” Hull said, passing the baggie to him, and Shawna was stuttering.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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