afloat
Example Sentences
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Consumer spending is weakening, through strong business investment in artificial intelligence is expected to hold economic activity afloat while inflation improves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The firm warned in its annual report it needed to secure fresh financing to stay afloat after taking a £55m hit from outages over the winter.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The money your brother did not collect goes back into the pot and will hopefully help keep the program afloat.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Inglewood Unified was beset by financial crisis and low academic achievement when the state took control in 2012 as a condition of a $29 million emergency loan to keep the school system afloat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
In the bank’s dire need for cash to keep it afloat, everyone became a potential pawn, even its best, most loyal customers.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
