flounder
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“The Little Sister” grows even more intriguing once the love affair runs aground, forcing Fatima to flounder in her heartache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
As for the stuffed flounder, he said those staffers were returning from a work conference and could spend their per-diem food allowance as they wished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Or, with no party organisation behind him, he could flounder.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
He didn’t even like seafood until puberty — “back then it was only flounder or sole for me” — but as an adult, he’s circled back to the foods of his childhood.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
If sole were the sole type of fish whose name had multiple meanings, that would be one thing to carp about, but three is enough to make anyone flounder.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Notice how AI doomers can seem like gaffed flounders when encountering a non-pilled reporter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
As the play flounders, director Jo Bonney casts about for solutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Oftentimes, there’s a chasmic dissonance between the urge to fulfill societal expectations of the quintessential athlete and what can actually be accomplished while one’s health flounders.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
Evergrande's offshore bondholders are expected to sharpen their focus on offshore assets as the developer's debt restructuring plan flounders with the founder now being investigated over suspected "illegal crimes".
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
Rawan flounders ashore, leaning on a man’s arm.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
Plus, more than one, external US company working in this space has floundered in recent years, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Attempts at diplomacy have floundered as fighting escalates on several fronts across Africa's third-largest country.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
But he floundered at sea and was picked up by Chinese fishermen, who handed him to the police.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The Bucks floundered without him and the coach paid the price.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
“Well ...” He floundered as he examined my smile, clearly not happy with my response.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
Now, as Watters implied, it’s floundering, feeling much too tepid when compared Fox’s online competitors and actual politicians flinging unprintable slurs.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
And after all the talk, Lewis has the chance to be the man who helps save England's floundering World Cup hopes.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
They needed health insurance—so Bauers begrudgingly decided to give his floundering athletic career one last chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
It doesn’t help that you two were hired together and you’ve clearly thrived while she seems to be floundering.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Writers facing the problem of Texas find themselves floundering in generalities, and I am no exception.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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