flopped
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The bookish thriller "Verity" cleaned up in its North American box office debut this weekend while Tom Cruise flopped in "Digger" playing a rich old guy who thinks he can save the world.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Slow down your shopping habits: Shein debuted on the Hong Kong stock market earlier this month—and it flopped.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
But not long after, its Hero4 Session camera flopped, as shoppers balked at the price.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
One notable aside for marketers: Conagra now tests new creations on its own employees, having abandoned focus groups after several products soared with panelists but flopped in market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
My stomach flopped over funny and I stopped to listen, even though I didn’t want to even think about my chickens ever getting sick.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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