stalling

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Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, runner-up at Roland Garros in 2021, believes the added bounce could help as he looks to revive his stalling career.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

He said he’d be very surprised if all the election results weren’t certified by Jan. 3, when the new Congress convenes, given the legal remedies available to prevent stalling and undue delay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

She takes in more of his deflating stalling before saying to him, in English, “Dr. Kim, I love you.”

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Chevron traded flat while Exxon Mobil gained 1.8% as stalling peace talks in the Middle East sparked a rebound in oil prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The sum of all these strategies that Bunderson was thinking through added up to one more tactic: stalling.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel