founder
noun
a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.
foundering
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present participleof founder.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But by the time Polanco became a free agent last winter, his career was foundering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
What’s more, in the Spy magazine era, Mr. Trump was just a local nuisance, a braggart presiding over a foundering casino-hotel empire.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
The 49-year-old Tourigny was hired in 2021 to help turn around a foundering franchise.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Muti’s relationship with La Scala was foundering, but he hadn’t appeared with the Chicago Symphony since the 1970s.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
His story turned out to be one of outstanding heroism: having remained aboard the foundering Athenia to minister to injured passengers and crew, he was the very last passenger to board a lifeboat.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
