haltingly
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Zacharia spoke haltingly, read off notes for long stretches, took just three questions, and at one point said “my president” when she meant “my husband.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
“Until the world began to haltingly apply these principles,” the Kochs claim, “there was virtually no sustainable progress.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The country spent its first century expanding physically, then stopped trying to get new territory and focused - sometimes haltingly - on opening the nation to immigrants.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Norton, though, spoke haltingly, stumbling at times over her words.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2025
Prompted by the constable’s elbow, Kit got to her feet and moved haltingly across the room to stand facing the magistrate across the table.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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