founder
noun
a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.
has been foundering
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present perfect progressiveof founder (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Goldman’s retail banking operation has been foundering for some time, but it’s hardly the only challenge facing the bank.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
But its economy has been foundering for months, weighed down by heavy government debt tied to enormous infrastructure projects of questionable utility.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
We know from earlier in this half-season that his love life has been foundering since things with that tape-measure-wielding real estate agent flamed out.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2015
Open and British Open, has been foundering since, notwithstanding two Nationwide Tour victories.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 24, 2011
But with or without Yeltsin, the Soviet ship of state has been foundering.
From Time Magazine Archive
