Word: floundering
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...single-minded drive of these two characters is evident from the start, as they flounder around Ben’s Somerville apartment trying mindlessly to adapt J.D. Salinger’s A Catcher in the Rye for the big screen. Bernstine’s knuckleheaded take on Affleck as a needy and whiny dilettante who can’t get an audition, complements Morris’s nerdy portrayal of the bossy, perfectionist Damon, edging both into the pathetic—if only we can forget the Academy Award and subsequent millions of dollars. Thankfully, we can. That these wimpy...
...found wrestling daily, in some form or another. And fortunately, despite the traditional subversive connotations of the word “unofficial,” these compelling insights are brought straight to the doorstep of every undergraduate—officially—so that Harvard undergraduates need not flounder in darkness any longer...
...April, Sally T. Weylman, a counselor at the Bureau who left her post in May, said her departure was motivated by concern for the future of the Bureau, which she said would flounder under the oversight...
...news is not all cautionary. You can catch--and eat--your limit with shellfish, flounder, cod, tilapia and a host of other catches-of-the-day. And don't forget the small fry: herring and sardines are high in omega-3s and low in toxins...
While other labels flounder in today’s dismal economy, Compass’ ship sails away with profit on 95 percent of its releases. Brown emphasizes that though her band records through Compass, it’s not a vanity label. Indeed, the Compass website doesn’t even advertise Brown’s records on its homepage...