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That quality is provided, no surprise, by the female characters in both shows, without whom our investigative geniuses would flounder in the Seine, or the Thames, depending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I tipped Spain to beat France but still did not expect such a flat performance and their star-studded frontline to flounder as badly as they did.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

“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

Or, with no party organisation behind him, he could flounder.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

Madam, my father has left me flopping like a flounder at low tide and you say what’s the matter.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

As Target flounders, some competitors are growing fast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 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

But as the office market flounders, marketing materials hint at the potential for changing at least some of Smith Tower’s other uses.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023

Rawan flounders ashore, leaning on a man’s arm.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

He floundered as the Wolverines barely beat Western Michigan, the underdog, in the season opener, then looked stronger in a win Saturday against No. 11 Oklahoma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Harry had designs on Netflix nature documentaries, but non-royal-related shows and movies floundered, and their Archewell production office experienced a significant turnover in staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

While Ferrari, the pre-race favourites, floundered and made, in the words of their team boss Frederic Vasseur "too many mistakes", Norris and McLaren were almost perfect.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

She told him how they’d followed that shivering little dog as he floundered through the deep drifting snow.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

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

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

Crucially, the firm also is bullish on Intel’s foundry business, which was seen as a floundering effort as recently as last year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

To catch up, Volkswagen has sought to insulate its floundering Chinese business from the Eurocentric designs and slow decision-making of its German headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Louie would long remember sitting there with his eyes wide, his mind floundering.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand