flop
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You can flop, trick or cheat anytime you want, but only once, and then no one will do business with you again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
So does it stink that the semiquincentennial has been such a flop?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
We glance at each other before she twists the ends of her hair and gets started and before I flop down on my desk.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
However, he also saw his fair share of flops: Henry Winkler’s “Monty, “Cafe Americain” with Valerie Bertinelli and a slew of promising pilots that never got off the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
After several flops, he struck it big when he scooped up buildings on the cheap during the global financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Perhaps the next couple of months could be spent courting record labels and songwriters, instead of leaning on Thomas Stengaard, the Danish musician who co-wrote our last two flops.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
The second his shift is over, he gracelessly flops over the boards and zones out so dramatically that fans like to joke that he’s haunted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
A laugh rises in my throat and flops from my mouth, strained and gurgling.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Disney’s live-action version of its animated hit flopped at the box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $95 million globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
After winning its last World Cup title in 2006, Italy flopped in the first round in 2010 and 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
They saw off Denmark along the way and earned themselves a home semi-final play-off against Ukraine - and flopped.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The mix of physical comedy, distant cue cards and having to keep from breaking character as cast members flopped down a set of fake stairs seemed almost too much for the guest host.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
Oliver flopped into the seat next to her.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
War is filled with flopping, feints and trickery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Add environmental, social and governance grievances to a long list of fantasy flopping isms—remember speciesism?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Both teams … the Heat and the Wizards … conspired with their flopping and intentional fouling to get him to 83.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 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
“I could get used to this,” Cory said, flopping onto the patio chaise.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
