flop

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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

Notably, that film was also a box-office flop, with the lowest-grossing opening weekend of Johnson’s entire career.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Overall Figma went from being one of the initial public offering heroes of 2025 to an IPO flop.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In 2009, Universal Pictures adapted “Land of the Lost” into a $100-million box-office flop about the tales of a family stranded in a dinosaur-ridden jungle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

I help her tuck in the strap; it wants to bend and move and flop out of place.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon