foundered
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A plan to convert it to a private school foundered during Covid and Sebastian said it is considering next steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
The five living presidents who succeeded him, whose own Mideast peace efforts sometimes bore brief fruit but more often foundered, have all paid public tribute to him, in their own ways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
Plans to introduce a universal healthcare system also foundered in the legislature, while unemployment and interest rates both soared.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
And then the lifesavers atop Lookout Hill fired another rocket into the wet sky, and I whirled in its light to see where the ship had foundered.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
