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waver

[wey-ver] / ˈweɪ vər /


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But Netflix’s stock price has continued to waver due in part to investor concerns about the streamer’s future growth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

But President Nixon’s resignation, economic stagnation and the Vietnam War had caused Americans’ faith in government to waver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

But Ford has said he will not waver until all US tariffs are removed.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

"My belief in myself can't waver and it's not," the head coach said.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

A night breeze sighed in tht tree, making the screen waver.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

Walmart stock wavers as fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations but full-year guidance is softer than anticipated.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

My car never tires, panics or wavers; it doesn’t jolt at brake lights or grumble at traffic jams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

“Investors continue to show low conviction around equities, which I view as a contrarian positive. If conviction wavers easily, then this is a sign that sentiment is not ebullient, ” Lee says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025

The novel’s focus never wavers under the urgent verve of Chang’s prose.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

I allow myself to grin, but my smile wavers when I look at Autumn.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

His wife and oldest son said Wolfe never wavered in his position that the works had been acquired legally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The adrenaline-fueled exuberance of Rose's side in the first half appeared to catch up with them in the second, but their desire to compete never wavered.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Through years of typical relationship ups and downs, our attraction to each other has hardly wavered.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

The 69-year-old New Orleans native has never wavered in his claims of innocence, insisting since his 1977 arrest that the cops had the wrong guy.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

Boaz knew it was in Yiddish, but the subtitles that wavered on the floor translated.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

And in this strict social classification - known as songbun – the jjaepo belong to the "wavering class", somewhere between the core and hostile classes.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Nvidia shares were wavering despite a modest boost from its new PC chip announcement at Computex.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

“As we’ve seen over the last couple of years, there’s been wavering confidence that demand will persist in the long run, causing the market to selloff.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026

He referenced an emotional moment with his family in which he thanked his parents for never wavering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

In utter silence the shadow, wavering, turned and fled.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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