foundered

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Authentic specializes in acquiring and investing in famous retail properties that have foundered.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 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

But then the Fed foundered on fundamentals and inflation surged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Le Pen's attempts to win the presidency foundered, although he finished runner-up in 2002.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 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