stutter
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MacCallum pressed him on campaign finance and high-profile donors, and El-Sayed did not stutter or retreat.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
His nephew Griffin Bremner said he felt the plane stutter and the propellers slow down, then his uncle turned to him and said, “Griffin, we’re cooked!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
I need to make sure he goes the wrong way, hence the stutter, you try to send them the wrong way.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
When I was dating my wife, Lilach, I told her that stuttering is hereditary and that she might have children who stutter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“He, he—” Hornet began to stutter; in her panic she forgot to lower her voice.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
—European equities were mixed in early trade as a rally in technology stocks stutters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
When China’s economy stutters, one major consumer class keeps spending: the country’s older households.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
When their relationship stutters at the 10-year mark, can they find their way to a new form of happiness?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
As life in Spain and Portugal stutters back to normal, the big questions are not just what went wrong but how to prevent such a full-scale power failure from happening again.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
He snorts and stutters and his spit flies around the room.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Micron stock has stuttered in recent weeks but Mizuho's Vijay Rakesh is confident it will only be a blip.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“He could barely speak, he stuttered, had headaches, felt like he was choking,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
I have stuttered as long as I have been speaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
While luxury consumption in Europe and the United States has been driven by pandemic-era savings, Chinese consumers have spent more frugally as the post-Covid recovery has stuttered.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
His heart stuttered in his chest, and his mouth was a desert, but he managed to answer.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
The group last month cut its outlook for the year, citing hotter competition in a Chinese market dogged by stuttering demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The outflows have come as Chinese policymakers have struggled to sustain a post-pandemic economic revival, with annual growth slowing, consumption stuttering and property sector debt mounting.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Built around a stuttering, jazzy chord progression, Stand On It was one of the standouts on KWN's debut EP, With All Due Respect, released last June.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Kane, who now has a remarkable 81 goals in 115 internationals, saw an odd stuttering penalty saved - but won a reprieve when it was adjudged keeper Livakovic had strayed off his line.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“I was going to say that I don’t think the stuttering is like, a real problem. I just think it’s one of my symptoms.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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