stalling
Example Sentences
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The lack of shared definitions across a fast-moving industry is also stalling AI safety efforts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
OTTAWA—Canadian housing starts were little changed last month as building moderates in the country, adding to signs the property market is stalling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
A similar bill in the last parliamentary session was supported by MPs before stalling in the House of Lords.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
This relatively phlegmatic approach to an issue that has been blamed for stalling equity markets of late explains why Matejka and his team stay bullish into year-end.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
He continued to fade, fade, easy, easy, stalling until he could spot The Goober, tall and rangy, downfield where he’d be waiting if he had managed to elude the safety- man.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
