floundering
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"There are only two options," said the German after the 1-0 defeat by their fierce rivals left his team floundering 14th in the table with one win in 12 Premier League matches.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“He called it ‘Flounders Day,’ ” his son, Rich Wood, explains, “because they’d be floundering around the store, getting in everyone’s way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
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
“I thought him letting us use his building was an arrangement of love. He’s floundering in gold, he doesn’t need our rent!”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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