flop

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Google is also having a second go at wearables, as that company recently said it would try again with "smart glasses" more than a decade after its notorious Google Glass flop.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The company needs a hit after the flop of its Vision Pro headset.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

In 2009, Universal Pictures adapted “Land of the Lost” into a $100-million box-office flop about the tales of a family stranded in a dinosaur-ridden jungle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A half-century later, the drink that was once a flop would crack $1 billion of annual revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I flop into the chair at his desk.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin