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Unlike their land-based equivalents, their ability to float means they can be towed to different locations.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Guilfoyle had spent weeks calling people around her former fiancé asking how the two could reunite, some of whom began to float the idea of various ambassadorships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

South Gate’s rain-sodden float depicted a floral Titanic sinking alongside the killer iceberg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In fact, the Portsmouth study found that bone density could not predict whether someone could float.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

It’s the ‘iwa, come back! I’m sure of it. The ‘iwa seems to float in the air, angling ever so slightly for the street.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

And as the USS Nimitz floats past its 2025 planned retirement, the fleet could shrink below the 11-carrier floor prescribed by Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The most irritating thing about “Mutiny” is that it has decent ideas that it floats and then casts adrift.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The process created carbon-rich dust resembling material that floats through interstellar space and is preserved inside comets, asteroids and meteorites.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 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

Numerous analysts covering SpaceX have floated astronomical valuations for the company, and one now says that the company’s latest rocket launch moves SpaceX closer to a lofty target.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

They’ve floated ideas like buying remote islands, stockpiling iodine pills, or moving to electromagnetically shielded bunkers in the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

New York's 82,000-capacity MetLife Stadium, which hosted this year's football World Cup final, Barcelona's remodelled Nou Camp and Dublin's Croke Park were all floated as possible stages for matches.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

His name is already being floated in early Heisman Trophy conversations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Abby’s tree floated between two buoys and hit the top of the last post on the pier.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Orders for three floating dry docks, worth £6bn, to maintain the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarine fleet at Faslane will go to a UK-based shipbuilder, the chancellor has confirmed.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Currently, the 10-year Treasury yield is floating at 5.2% and sitting just below an area of technical resistance at 5.25% that dates back to July 2007, which could be a delicate line in the sand.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

Pedestrians in plastic rain ponchos trudged through murky floodwaters in Bangkok's east -- knee-deep in some areas of a grocery store parking lot -- floating their belongings in plastic tubs alongside them, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Instead of confronting the grief head-on, Mr. Wladyka takes a more oblique approach, delving into Ha-Chan’s rich imagination to show her, for example, picturing herself floating weightless during a dance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

It brought floating ice down from the Bering Sea, and the polar ice pounded against the ice along the shore.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell