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[floht] / floʊt /


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Teck’s short interest, at 2.97% of its free float, is around the 93rd percentile of its five-year range, says the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But six months from now, they’ll float the possibility again.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

“I’m going to dedicate as much time as I can to it. I’m going to let hours float by.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

While on the phone Wednesday morning, one staffer watched a city trash can float by.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Boats of varying colors and sizes float on the river, tethered to wooden docks.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Shortly afterward, Robbins floats through the room to invite guests into the garden for salted caramel pots de crème and lemon balm tea, “grown and dried here,” she adds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Saturday's programme featured events across the city and district, culminating in the traditional carnival parade with costumes, floats, music and dance performances.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The back wall appears stony, advancing toward us in places, then disappearing altogether amid hazy light that floats through the space as if searching for purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some coral species with fast-growing branches are planted onto "coral trees" that look like old television antennas and are suspended in the water column, with floats to keep them upright.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

A warm breeze floats in through the open truck window, carrying with it the scent of fresh bread, fire-roasted tomatoes, and Lady Rizzo’s famous Parmesan-basil-garlic sauce, and my stomach rumbles.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

That is well below the $2 trillion figure floated earlier in the year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

The Claude maker’s targeted valuation is far below the roughly $2 trillion figure that had been floated months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Although legislators have not discussed Social Security reform at length, proposals have floated around about ways to fix the program’s financing woes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Nor did he pardon a convicted embezzler, a San Francisco harbor commissioner, when the prospect of a $20,000 payoff was floated by the convict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

When the door opened on the top floor, music from the string ensemble floated in from the open-air restaurant.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The artist created the original “Survival of Serena,” first called “Innertube,” in 1981, after witnessing Cuban asylum seekers floating to the shores of Key West, Fla., on inner tubes and driftwood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

While the deal could strengthen MISC’s position in the floating production, storage and offloading market and improve access to future Petronas projects, the strategic benefits might take time to materialize, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

It is floating at a volatile time for AI firms.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Europe -- alarmed by US President Donald Trump floating a deal with Moscow on European security ahead of the talks -- will also send representatives to Abu Dhabi, as another winter of war approaches.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

With his right hand, Jonathan clutched Abby’s tree, trying to keep it from floating away from him.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret


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