floating

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"The kids had been playing with some toys the night before and they were just floating about," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Morningstar’s revenue projections are also significantly more conservative than the numbers floating around Wall Street.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

However, it also produces thick clouds of black smoke, releases soot into the atmosphere, and leaves behind a layer of unburned residue floating on the ocean's surface.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The Port of Long Beach aims to become an assembly hub for floating offshore wind turbines, while the state awaits a more favorable federal administration for their deployment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“No, no, no, no, nope. I told you. I’m not getting into one of your floating death traps.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam