foundered
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Programs to build frigates, extend the lives of aging cruisers and operate a large fleet of littoral combat ships have foundered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Henry Ford’s first two automobile-manufacturing companies foundered before the Ford Motor Co. opened in 1903, changing the world with Ford’s dream of an automobile that the average American family could afford.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 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
They could hardly believe they had not foundered, and they prayed they would not see another wave like that one again.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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