floated
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Frequently floated as a 2028 contender, Ossoff adopted a fighter’s stance at his campaign events.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
Social Security reform ideas have floated around Congress for decades.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Neely clarified that Sanders made the so-called offer while joking around on the show in May and hadn’t actually floated the idea to actual media members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
When she floated the idea that AI might solve it one day, the suggestion was so preposterous that he thought she was joking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Uncle Dutch says he doesn’t know how long he floated.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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