afloat

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The business has since been selling off its assets piecemeal while being kept afloat by original equipment manufacturers who agreed to fund the company to avoid losing access to key auto parts for their businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It’s unclear how much longer Spikevax and similar products can keep Moderna afloat.

From Barron's • May 13, 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

The airline had been trying to stay afloat with the help of the U.S. government, but a bailout failed to materialize.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

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

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall