falter
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As a result, the biggest threat to cross-asset stability is not high inflation, or tighter monetary policy, but the risk that the AI put might falter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
But by following year, the nonprofit’s finances had begun to falter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Airports close because ash interferes with aircraft and other transport networks falter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
It started to falter under the new "three red lines" -- caps for three different debt ratios -- which forced the group to offload properties at increasingly steep discounts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
He never once faltered, and did not falter for six more years, never stopped pulling.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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Though Ms. Eleazar never falters in her commitment to the character, the director does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
BBC Eye Investigations has spent time with Raseel across the summer, as the ceasefire falters and bombardment continues, to see the challenges doctors are facing in Gaza.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
What lifts his misadventures above the commonplace is the author’s ability to spin her plots out and back again with a dry and humorous narrative voice that never falters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Empathy, on stage, becomes a cornerstone of experiencing live performance that pulls heartstrings, inspires raucous laughter or elicits a collective groan when a poorly-hatched plan falters.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
His voice falters and he shakes his head.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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As the economy faltered, an orderly, healthy home could be sold as a form of salvation, with prosperity seemingly within reach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The trend has buoyed consumer spending even as inflation-adjusted wage growth has faltered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Businesses have shuttered, hospitals have had to turn to generators that have occasionally faltered, and residents have been scrambling to charge phones and refrigerate food.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
As pensions became scarce, Americans were forced to save for their own retirements — and many faltered.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Without my anger to support me, I faltered.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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This makes the recent fall in the markets more worrying - since households, already struggling from a weak job market, high inflation and faltering consumption, are now seeing their equity savings take a beating too.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, the annual checkup, long the cornerstone of preventive care, is faltering.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The grandees of Gullen have set their hopes on Claire’s bankrolling their faltering community’s recovery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Even record-breaking monthly revenue from the world’s biggest chip manufacturer isn’t reviving the faltering AI trade.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
She grabbed ahold of the horse’s mane and swung one leg over the horse’s neck, faltering only for a moment till Finn steadied her with a hand on her hip.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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