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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

Auditors emphasized the $32.99 stuffed flounder eight city employees ordered at a restaurant 30 miles from Elizabeth City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

The outlook for younger workers could flounder if the effects of the recent oil shock lead to a pullback in discretionary spending.

From Barron's ● May 5, 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

A massive fish, a flounder as big as a tea-tray and as thick as your arm was brought to the table.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Notice how AI doomers can seem like gaffed flounders when encountering a non-pilled reporter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Still, Muncy figures to be a linchpin in the Dodgers’ long-term potential at the plate — with his recovery growing ever-steadily in importance as the rest of the lineup flounders in his wake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2025

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

Old platter-foot Doxology was daintily nibbling hay from the manger with lips like two flounders.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Attempts at diplomacy have floundered as fighting escalates on several fronts across Africa's third-largest country.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

While Starmer floundered in the polls, Burnham agitated for change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Attempts to mend US-South Africa relations have floundered.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

The U.S. took a 9.9% equity stake in Intel last summer as it floundered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Seth floundered at the center of an underwater pyrotechnics display.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

The performance adds to the list of fiscal challenges in the country, where budget deficits were swelling and giant projects floundering even before the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

He was the emotionally tortured and volatile chef who left behind a rising career in Michelin-starred restaurants to return to Chicago, his hometown, to run his recently deceased brother’s floundering sandwich joint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

However, the event is floundering as one act after another withdraws.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Hazel turned one of the stink bugs over with the toe of his wet tennis shoe and the shining black beetle strove madly with floundering legs to get upright again.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck