foundered

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After nearly a year of sailing, the ship struck a reef in heavy storms and foundered on May 21, 1832.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The original plan was to go into partnership with Porsche, but that deal foundered by late summer 2022.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Instead, they foundered in the breeze, squeezing out whatever bitter juice was left in a dirge that would prove to drag on for at least another week.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

The five living presidents who succeeded him, whose own Mideast peace efforts sometimes bore brief fruit but more often foundered, have all paid public tribute to him, in their own ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

Otto cried in terror at my back as I foundered, but I regained my footing, and we were back to running through the trees.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer