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float

[floht] / floʊt /


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The monitoring devices which were believed to have been dropped by the Bear-F plane float on the water and use sonar to detect submarines and other vessels.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

The first time they saw the float in person, for instance, was when it pulled up for the procession.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

The thin float and retail investor enticement created an artificial scarcity — if you were a small investor hankering for a piece of SpaceX action the only place to go was an overheated stock market.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Big IPO deals, including Anthropic’s planned debut and a $29 billion U.S. float for South Korean chip maker SK Hynix, are expected in the coming months.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Ms. Sadie promises me a root beer float with a drizzle of caramel.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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

Somewhere in the North Atlantic, the floats will keep diving, drifting and surfacing - measuring a circulation that is still moving, still mysterious, and still capable of surprise.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Emiliano Zapata’s face floats next to an Aztec pyramid, and a pachuco hangs out with a female Brown Beret.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Until the SpaceX stock actually floats on public markets, the only people who can buy shares directly are large financial players like banks and pension funds -- or very wealthy individuals.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

Ice floats because it has a broad, flat base, which cannot push downwards through the water.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

The couple, who won the first series of the spin-off edition in 2024, announced on Instagram, external they were "just married" alongside a photo of them kissing while flower petals floated around them.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The plan was for a currency exchange, somewhat like a bank, but that could be floated with anonymous investments and operate without the strictures of regular banks.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has also floated separating the three-nation agreement into two separate pacts—one with Mexico and one with Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

These are inspired by the butter-soaked spiced Saltines that have long floated around Southern church cookbooks, family recipe boxes and bar snack menus.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

They floated the obelisk down the Nile River to Heliopolis.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

"Starship is intact, floating in the ocean and transmitting telemetry!" company head Elon Musk said on X.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

"I was floating like a dead body, and after great difficulty managed to raise my head slightly."

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

In the past, Burnham has suggested changing inheritance tax to pay for social care reform, external, floating the idea of a 10% levy on all estates.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

It has allowed goods to come in and oil previously stranded onshore or in tankers floating in the Gulf to be moved out into the market or into storage near customers like China.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

It occurred to him that if his strength gave out before he reached shore, he could always hang on to a different tree or another stump or something else that was floating.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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