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sputtered
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The prices of gold and silver are on rollercoaster rides; Gold has been rising over the last few years, silver shot up like a skyrocket in January … but then both plunged in price and sputtered around the end of the month.—
Darian Woods,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026 -
While layoffs remain relatively contained, the engine of job creation has sputtered.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Clip-cloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip-cloped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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