- present participle of float.
floating
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Before its purchase by the municipal Florida government, a number of proposals that would have seen the ship live a second life as a museum or a floating hotel failed.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
It is floating at a volatile time for AI firms.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
While the deal could strengthen MISC’s position in the floating production, storage and offloading market and improve access to future Petronas projects, the strategic benefits might take time to materialize, it adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Europe -- alarmed by US President Donald Trump floating a deal with Moscow on European security ahead of the talks -- will also send representatives to Abu Dhabi, as another winter of war approaches.
From Barron's ● Nov. 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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