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waver

[wey-ver] / ˈweɪ vər /


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"Our relationship with the US will remain critical as our most important defence and security ally. And Britain's support for Ukraine will not waver," Burnham wrote in The Times this month.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

“I do waver back and forth between, ‘you’re out, you’re 49.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

"Her love and devotion for the Arcadia community have not changed and did not waver," the statement added.

From BBC May 12, 2026

“Our confidence doesn’t waver as a team,” Reaves said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

Armistead saw a visible waver pass through the ranks in front of him.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Walmart stock wavers as fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations but full-year guidance is softer than anticipated.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

My car never tires, panics or wavers; it doesn’t jolt at brake lights or grumble at traffic jams.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

“Investors continue to show low conviction around equities, which I view as a contrarian positive. If conviction wavers easily, then this is a sign that sentiment is not ebullient, ” Lee says.

From MarketWatch Oct. 17, 2025

Yet no matter how busy he is, Peele’s commitment to craft never wavers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2024

Right now they’re both wavers, flagging me out to the sidewalk.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Farjado’s voice wavered as she recalled one of her son’s promises: “He told me every time he’ll be at home: ‘Mom, don’t worry when you don’t work, when you’re doing nothing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Bitcoin was down 0.5% to $59,954 over the past 24 hours, having wavered above and below the $60,000 mark the past few days, according to data from CoinDesk.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

“This has been an extraordinarily taxing ordeal for her, and she has never wavered while testifying in front of two grand juries and three trial juries over the course of eight years.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The film has wavered too much, and the story’s vacillating opinion on devices starts to point back at Disney.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

I didn't want to say anything, because I didn’t really know what to say, but Aileen wavered on the log, and I put a hand behind her back to brace her.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

And in this strict social classification - known as songbun – the jjaepo belong to the "wavering class", somewhere between the core and hostile classes.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Fellow semiconductor companies Advanced Micro Devices External link and Broadcom External link were wavering between small gains and losses in early trading.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

The pioneering crypto’s sharp reversal signals a now increasing appetite for risk, with traditional safe-haven assets wavering.

From MarketWatch Mar. 4, 2026

France is expected to continue posting one of the eurozone’s lowest inflation rates, with consumer prices seen wavering between 1% and 1.5% in the coming months, ING economist Charlotte de Montpellier said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

The fading vortex drifted away down stream and then I saw the arrow again, nose into the current, wavering delicately to the motion of the water above which the Mayflies slanted and poised.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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