float

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Xiaomeng Lu, a director at political consultancy Eurasia Group, says mainland Chinese tech firms are "shifting to Hong Kong" for their primary share listing as "geopolitical headwinds dampen their dreams" to float in New York.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"I haven't lived in space for over six months like these three have, and so I won't know how to float and fly," said Hansen.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Why float in debt when you could so easily eliminate it?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

In this system, tiny particles float on a cushion of sound and interact by exchanging sound waves.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

When Renata next looked out the porthole, she saw their coffee table float by.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan