flop
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Uwe Boll’s latest film “Citizen Vigilante” had all the makings of a flop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
So does it stink that the semiquincentennial has been such a flop?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Even if ambition results in a flop, it’s far more admirable to swing hard and strike out than it is to cower in the proverbial dugout.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 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
I help her tuck in the strap; it wants to bend and move and flop out of place.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
In another, he belly flops into a swimming pool, before emerging from the water grinning from ear to ear.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
One asylum seeker sprinted into the courthouse, hours after her early morning hearing appointment in early June, her flip flops barely holding together as she frantically ran up and down the hallway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
She flops onto her back and exhales toward the ceiling.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
Nolan said the company gave up on focus groups years ago, after a series of products went gangbusters among testers but flopped in the real world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
After a long winning run in 2025, England flopped in the Six Nations earlier this year, winning just one match, but recovered to win two out of their three Nations Championship games in July.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Except, of course, keeping a massive outdoor pool pristine and leak-free is complicated, and Trump’s renovation flopped: The algae came back, joined by pieces of the pool’s new lining floating in the water.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The dassie flopped wildly, snapping his sharp tusks.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
I suggest trying out some flopping in your daily life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The easy definition of flopping or diving is faking an injury to get favorable treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Dick Fosbury flopping over the bar in the high jump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 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
Attached to her head are two ears, of a rabbit or deer, it’s not easy to tell; one of the ears has lost its starch or wiring and is flopping halfway down.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
