falter

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SNPs are driving growth in Medicare Advantage at a time when the private-insurance alternative to Medicare is seeing its once-robust enrollment increases falter.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

If breadth begins to falter here, the broader market may not be far behind.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Prices for silver, platinum and palladium, meanwhile, could falter if global growth slows or there is a recession in a major economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Mouat and Dodds did not falter, though, blanking that final end to all but seal a semi-final spot.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Ayesha comes to my defense, but I hear her voice falter a little.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed