afloat

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Rao negotiated a capital infusion that kept Airbnb afloat: a $1 billion deal from Sixth Street Partners and Silver Lake that gave the company crucial breathing room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

When Perry’s parents divorced, her mother, too arrogant to sustain a conventional job, resorted to other ways to keep the family afloat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The overall impression was one of a theater industry treading water — the goal being to stay afloat until the culture, the state of national politics and the economics of producing improve.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Spirit had been trying to stay afloat but it wasn’t able to strike a bailout deal with the U.S. government.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Into the water they went, making loud splashes as they fought to stay afloat.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall