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Plenty of indie productions flop at the box office or never land distribution at all — just as plenty of big-budget releases continue to resonate with mass audiences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

In 1967, he met Mary Tyler Moore while serving as an assistant stage manager for a production of “Holly Golightly,” which turned out to be a flop.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

If those IPOs flop, it would have huge consequences throughout the stock market as investors re-evaluate the future of the AI trend.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Google is also having a second go at wearables, as that company recently said it would try again with "smart glasses" more than a decade after its notorious Google Glass flop.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

The Edsel, the Ford Motor Company’s famous flop from the 1950s, failed because people thought it looked funny.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Sony wrote off most of its investment just five years later following a string of box-office flops and profligate spending, before a turnaround helped by hits like 1997 blockbuster “Men In Black.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The bison then repeatedly flops on its side in an agitated fashion before hopping to its feet.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

One asylum seeker sprinted into the courthouse, hours after her early morning hearing appointment in early June, her flip flops barely holding together as she frantically ran up and down the hallway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The only big budget flops of summer have been Disney’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which fell dramatically after a solid start, and Amazon.com’s 1980s toy adaptation “Masters of the Universe.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Leroy flops around and tosses and turns, never mind his pregnant wife’s trying to sleep.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Getting bangs was a local rite of passage; even if they flopped, I’d be setting out on the same Hero’s Journey as most of my new neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

After a long winning run in 2025, England flopped in the Six Nations earlier this year, winning just one match, but recovered to win two out of their three Nations Championship games in July.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Snap, which unveiled more powerful $2,195 augmented reality glasses this year, sold glasses that record video in bright yellow vending machines in 2016, but the product flopped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Except, of course, keeping a massive outdoor pool pristine and leak-free is complicated, and Trump’s renovation flopped: The algae came back, joined by pieces of the pool’s new lining floating in the water.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The hare’s ears flopped comically as he shook his head.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

It’s also planning a second Jeep EV, despite its first one flopping badly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

No doubt, flopping is a form of victimhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Dick Fosbury flopping over the bar in the high jump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

We thought flopping and foul-baiting made for unethical hoops, but those are but basketball misdemeanors; Adebayo’s big night was felonious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

Greta followed, the dead birds flopping awkwardly in her hand.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee