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to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
she was so shocked that, for a moment, all she could do was sputter
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Recent Examples of sputtered
Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The Biden administration spent much of this year trying to broker a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza but the talks repeatedly sputtered to a halt.
—Josef Federman, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
But neither Israel nor Hamas has shown interest in such a deal after negotiations sputtered to a halt in August.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
The Lynx’s offense sputtered for much of the contest in a 80-66 defeat in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2024
And DeSantis, whose own presidential campaign sputtered this year, could make a second run.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
The offense has sputtered through the first games with a presumably healthy Aaron Rodgers under center for the team.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
Property stocks led the retreat as the China stimulus rally sputtered, with the Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index dropping almost 6%.
—Ian Mount, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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The Biden administration spent much of this year trying to broker a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, but the talks repeatedly sputtered to a halt.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The Biden administration spent much of this year trying to broker a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza but the talks repeatedly sputtered to a halt.
—Josef Federman, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
But neither Israel nor Hamas has shown interest in such a deal after negotiations sputtered to a halt in August.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
The Lynx’s offense sputtered for much of the contest in a 80-66 defeat in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2024
And DeSantis, whose own presidential campaign sputtered this year, could make a second run.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
The offense has sputtered through the first games with a presumably healthy Aaron Rodgers under center for the team.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
Property stocks led the retreat as the China stimulus rally sputtered, with the Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index dropping almost 6%.
—Ian Mount, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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