founder
noun
a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.
had been foundering
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past perfect progressiveof founder.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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In Jobs' absence, Apple had been foundering as its share of the computer market shriveled.
From Chicago Tribune ● Oct. 6, 2011
The marriage which had been foundering on the shoals of Hollywood was ending in amicable divorce.
From Time Magazine Archive
