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"Arsenal can keep playing badly and winning all they like - it's the others that are faltering," former England goalkeeper Rob Green said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

But small-business profits are faltering, according to an analysis of small-business bank accounts conducted by the Bank of America Institute, which found that earnings are slightly lower than they were a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Activists’ efforts to pressure Big Oil to clean up its polluting ways are faltering.

From New York Times • May 28, 2024

One idea gaining increased traction, especially in markets where RSN deals are faltering, involves a “back to the future” approach of showing games over the air for free.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023

Their steeds, weighed down by the burdens they bear, are faltering in their strides.

From The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature by Cooper, Frederic Taber