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Derek Scissors, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said the move could also be Beijing issuing a warning to investors looking to put their capital elsewhere as the country’s economy continues to sputter.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

If an oil shock persisted long enough, economic growth could also sputter.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026

The job market continues to sputter even as cost and price pressures persist, a Federal Reserve report found, underscoring the competing risks central bank officials will have to weigh at a key meeting next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

The series follows LeBlanc’s Joey Tribbiani to Hollywood — or “Ollywoo,” per his obstructed view of the Hollywood sign — where his acting career will sputter out of and into life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Suddenly, a large dump of dirt hit me in the face, exploding into many smaller pieces that filled my eyes and nose, making me cough and sputter.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

His interactions with Holmes are pure cringe comedy, like when she starts to cry perhaps a bit on cue and he stiffly sputters, “Do you want, like, a tissue?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Thankfully, there are a few moments when the album sputters into life.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

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

Pattie steps back as Dell sputters: "I'm .. . behind on the laundry!"

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Their offense has sputtered and wheezed, even as their defense has done its part to keep them in games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

They took their proverbial foot off the gas, ran out of gas, sputtered to the finish line, got outscored 23-7 in the fourth quarter and looked like anything but a team with serious playoff plans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Sales at U.S. retailers in July had the largest decline in 14 months, but not because the economy sputtered.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Then performance sputtered during the tech bubble and he told clients he was shutting down in March 2000, the bubble’s exact peak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

“You can’t. It’s not . . .” She sputtered, at a loss for words.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

This marks the second round of capital infusion in less than two years and comes as China’s growth momentum is sputtering, with robust exports failing to offset the drag from tepid domestic demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

"We directly introduced dislocations in CoAl during sputtering deposition," Zhang said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Amid sputtering domestic growth momentum, economists say Beijing may roll out some targeted easing in coming weeks, but a policy pivot is unlikely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

But Jerry wants in his sputtering way to make amends to his brother for the cruel things he did to him when they were younger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

After perhaps five minutes, I heard the churning metallic sound of the starter, and the sputtering of the engine, muffled because it was inside the barn.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien