"Every time they are distracted, the company falters."

If the company falters, the workers could find that they have no jobs, and a lot of company stock that has little value.

How many profitable companies have faltered or gone into bankruptcy because of an unbearable load of debt?

The company faltered following the 1970s energy crisis.

At many companies, boards have been installed and dominated by executives they continued to support even as their companies faltered.

But often companies falter, out of fear or simple disregard for the effect that far-fetched rumors can have on their customers.

After years of spectacular earnings gains, the company faltered in 1998.

Using derivatives to amplify its return, Gotham had made a huge bet that the company would falter.

The one time the company faltered financially has become enshrined as a sort of scriptural parable.

Essentially, the company has never faltered in its unofficial mission, which is to lead the public, not to follow it.