flotation
Example Sentences
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The market for flotations has been largely frozen over the past year as stock-market volatility and economic uncertainty have put off many IPO hopefuls.
From Reuters
Earlier this year, Arm rebuffed a campaign from the British government to list its shares in London and said it would pursue a flotation on a U.S. exchange.
From Reuters
The contrast of the fancy dress and orange flotation devices was a mood lightener in what could have been a heavy atmosphere.
From Seattle Times
"It was a challenge! I couldn't float, I couldn't breathe and my knees were sore," said Molefe, who can now swim without flotation aids.
From Reuters
McDermott’s childhood memories are matched by naïvely excited music; the flotation tank, by a soporific étude; the simulated coma, by music so shapeless yet alluring that it could have been written by Satie.
From New York Times
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