floated
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Instead, Kotlikoff’s name was floated to fill the job on a permanent basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Here’s the plan I floated to both of them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Pedestrians in plastic rain ponchos waded through murky, knee-deep water in the Thai capital, some venturing into a supermarket while others floated their belongings in plastic tubs.
From Barron's ● 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
It floated serenely at treetop height and was tethered with ropes to a circle of stakes that had been hammered firmly into the earth.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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