founder
noun
a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.
had foundered
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past perfectof founder.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The company had foundered since its October launch, investors seemingly leery of its prospects and its terms.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
Within a year, Haggen had foundered and was forced to close or sell most of the stores — many of which were reacquired by Albertsons, according to the lawsuit.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
For three months the group struggled, holed up in the shell of a rusting Japanese fishing vessel that had foundered on the reefs two years earlier.
From Slate ● May 21, 2022
By the mid-nineties, Trump’s investment prospects had foundered.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 23, 2017
He had foundered in school after teachers told him he had no head for figures.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
