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[way-ver] / ˈweɪ vər /


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“We were not on the same page on offense. The kids didn’t waver and kept fighting.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

But Netflix’s stock price has continued to waver due in part to investor concerns about the streamer’s future growth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Despite fears voiced by some over transporting the ancient artwork, Ricketts did not waver.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

But President Nixon’s resignation, economic stagnation and the Vietnam War had caused Americans’ faith in government to waver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

And once more, until he didn’t waver at all.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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

His voice wavers; he wasn't expecting this to happen, and he doesn't know what to do now.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

It was the week Wall Street wavered on America’s Teflon economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nvidia stock has wavered since breaking through to a record high earlier this week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The fandom for “Hey Arnold!” hasn’t wavered and remains as strong as ever three decades later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The adrenaline-fueled exuberance of Rose's side in the first half appeared to catch up with them in the second, but their desire to compete never wavered.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Out the window, a puff of blue, transparent exhaust wavered behind the Sunbird.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Then wavering confidence in the AI trade took center stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

After wavering in early trading, major U.S. stock indexes were mixed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

But U.S. exports have been wavering substantially week-to-week, and the largest share of U.S. jet fuel goes to Canada and Mexico, so there’s only so much available supply to divert to Europe.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

Some of the band stopped when they felt the land grow rough underfoot, but others pressed right on, seeking the phantom village, following dim wavering shapes that fled just out of reach before them.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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