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But shortly thereafter the rally began to sputter, as the below chart shows.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

He started Sunday with a sputter, including a double bogey on the par-three fourth and a bogey shortly after.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

And when they do, the room will sputter, “Wait, how did this not get a single Oscar nomination?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

December’s feasts and fêtes are a cook’s crucible, but by January, chances are your kitchen stamina has begun to sputter out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

As if on cue, a shudder of engine and a sputter of jets leaked from the bathroom.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

But as the red-hot chip-stock rally sputters, even the biggest bulls are wondering how much longer the latest leg of the AI frenzy can last and where money might go as it fades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Small-cap companies tend to have weaker balance sheets, higher debt loads and can become more vulnerable to defaults than major corporations if the economy sputters.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026

A street market in a Buenos Aires working-class neighborhood bustles with desperate Argentines who have taken to hawking their belongings to make ends meet as the economy sputters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

In that second one, she and two dozen coveralled co-workers bang out some electrocuted, hydraulic choreography while the operation’s giant, once-malfunctioning heart sputters back to life and spews radioactive positivity.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

Poe laughs midsip of his milk shake, but he sputters and begins to choke.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

Canada's economy had sputtered over the past year, as Trump's tariffs squeezed key sectors like auto-making, forced job losses and sent jitters across the business community.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Throughout the year, several high-profile OpenAI commitments have sputtered, thanks to the company’s newfound frugality as well as an increasing sense of dissatisfaction from its business pals.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

Europe is an important region for Tesla, where its performance has sputtered in recent quarters.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

By contrast, Sondheim was consistently accessible and encouraging to younger composers and lyricists even as his own artistic output sputtered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

“Something new, Edna?” exclaimed Miss Mayblunt, with lorgnette directed toward a magnificent cluster of diamonds that sparkled, that almost sputtered, in Edna’s hair, just over the center of her forehead.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

To put things another way, the actual figures show the U.S. economy to be sputtering, and the “vibe economy” as measured by consumer confidence is doing even worse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

China’s economy has been sputtering for a years, with consumers especially reluctant to spend, hurting some of those companies.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

Looking ahead: Powell, in his final press conference, admitted inflation is still a nagging problem five years after it spiked, but he said he sees no signs the economy is sputtering.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

But what’s extra notable about the sputtering tech partnerships of the 2020s is how baldly they smack of desperation.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026

“Stop that!” she said, louder, coughing and sputtering.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny