stammer
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The late Queen's speech to both houses of Congress in 1991 was the first because her father George VI in 1939 had refused to make a speech, worrying about how his stammer might be perceived.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Now, Gellar has made a more ceremonious return, albeit with a frustrating stop-and-start stammer.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
The hairdresser doesn't feel her game was impacted by her stammer as the other contestants would be patient and allow her to speak her mind.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
For people like Hayley Rawlings, from Newport, who has had a stammer since she was four, this is a familiar feeling.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
After he had cut but the light again I suddenly heard his stammer in my inward hearing—“Genry—” Even mindspeaking he never could say “l” properly.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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