stutter
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The audio has a distinctly early-2000s quality to it, reminiscent of the days when incoming calls caused nearby speakers to violently stutter.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
"I have a speech impediment, I stutter, so for people who feel like they're not the 'typical' host, I want this to feel like a home."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
As major U.S. stock indexes buckle and stutter, many advisors are turning their attention to moves that can help shave back tax bills for 2026 or in future years.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
Interestingly, whenever I was in character doing voices, my stutter disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
“Did I stutter? Are my needs perhaps inobvious?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
—European equities were mixed in early trade as a rally in technology stocks stutters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Stammers or stutters are also thought to affect more males than females.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
When China’s economy stutters, one major consumer class keeps spending: the country’s older households.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
Her first interviewee stutters, “Uh, heaven, heaven is, uh, um, let me see.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
My heart stutters, jumps around in concert with my butterflies, but I’m pretty sure they’re the good kind.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam