falter
Example Sentences
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It would only falter if new lows were to outnumber new highs on two consecutive days.
From MarketWatch
Machinery sales also faltered in the latest month, though petroleum sales were up strongly, in part after a maintenance shutdown at a major refinery ended and prices for refined products rose.
When this process falters, phytoplankton grow more slowly, capture less sunlight, and remove less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
From Science Daily
Former Rep. Katie Porter — an early leader in polls — late last year faltered after videos emerged of her screaming at an aide and berating a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet amid the loss, in the year since the devastation, the community has not faltered.
From Los Angeles Times
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