sputter
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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
An added benefit: so-called “old-economy” U.S. stocks, including industrials, commodity producers, and financials, could offer refuge if enthusiasm for artificial-intelligence-related stocks begins to sputter.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
The U.S. jobs market had started to sputter well before the government shutdown began in October — and there’s little evidence to suggest businesses are looking to hire lots more workers.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025
His attack briefly dragged along Mexico’s Isaac del Toro, one of Pogacar’s colleagues on his U.A.E. professional team, but with 40 miles to go, del Toro began to sputter, and Pogacar rode away, alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
The faint sputter of a motorcar came from down the street, and a few minutes later a train on Alameda rattled on the rails as it headed to the railyard just beyond Chinatown.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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