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As these agencies flounder, turning their lands over to private administration — to timber, mineral and oil extraction or to private ownership and development — will begin to seem logical and even appealing.

The Democrats are floundering in their search for a new message.

The second half was a formality, for all City's efforts, as so much floundered on the flanks while Slot's team posed a huge threat on the counter.

Arsenal's nerves and anxiety were mounting until Merino stepped into the breach, the lack of a serious central threat obvious as every attempt floundered near goal with Leicester City holding firm.

Without her, the rest of the cast floundered, lost without Frankel’s proprietary tell-it-like-it-is recipe that kept “New York” feeling fresh while other franchise cities struggled to maintain the same consistency.