flop

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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

While hardly a flop, the movie will virtually match 2018’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the least-successful film since Disney acquired George Lucas’s science-fiction franchise in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

I’m not discounting Pratt’s chances of winning — he’s too savvy a media pro to fully flop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

I read his message several more times before I’m sure that he’s alive and well, and then I flop my head back against my pillow and sigh, weak with relief.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu