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waver

[wey-ver] / ˈweɪ vər /


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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

When Paul pressed him again about his lack of apology, lack of contrition, and inability to even say he “misspoke,” while ribbing him about his “low impulse control” and presentation of “machismo,” Mullin didn’t waver.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

In recent years, numerous coaches have been hired and subsequently sacked for a tactical style they have been unwilling to waver from.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The shock departures of Enzo Maresca and Ruben Amorim at Chelsea and Manchester United respectively over the last few days served to underline the tenuous grip managers have on their jobs when results waver.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

In fact, what makes television so powerful, Dr. Anderson notes, is that it uses these attention-capture tools to constantly draw people back into the story, should their top-down focus waver.

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




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