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floundering

[floun-der-ing] / ˈflaʊn dər ɪŋ /




ADJECTIVE
lashing
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The appointment was seen as a daring gamble by Brown, whose government was floundering in the face of the biggest economic crisis in a generation.

From BBC

The Dane breathed a sigh of relief after a 2-0 midweek win against Borussia Dortmund kept his team flying high in the Champions League but they are floundering domestically.

From Barron's

Wall Street is hopeful that Moderna’s pipeline of cancer drugs can drive earnings growth, at a time when the company’s core respiratory vaccine business is floundering.

From Barron's

Wall Street is hopeful that Moderna’s pipeline of cancer drugs can drive earnings growth, at a time when the company’s core respiratory vaccine business is floundering.

From Barron's

Still, Allen can sympathize with what he calls the “weird conundrum” that Garrett is going through by having such a successful season on a team that’s floundering.

From The Wall Street Journal