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float

[floht] / floʊt /


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They went only to holders of Skydance shares that were in the public float before the deal closed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

While you float in space, you can check out the minute details of the station’s exterior and turn to marvel at the breathtaking, peaceful-looking tableau of our home planet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

I float amid the hundred-ish attendees, moving from conversation to conversation with various election geeks and wanna-be Josh Lymans.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Passengers float around in automated chairs, surrounded by screens, food and entertainment.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Silently, Torak broke off a head of grass and split it with his thumbnail; letting the fine seeds float away on the breeze.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

It will also feature a lazy river that floats past scenery inspired by Mattel Games, including UNO, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, and Magic 8 Ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Some coral species with fast-growing branches are planted onto "coral trees" that look like old television antennas and are suspended in the water column, with floats to keep them upright.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

His father can be seen waving at rescuers as he floats nearby.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

On stretches of waterfront, people linger in boats, kayaks and pool floats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

A hint of sadness floats across Zara’s eyes before it’s replaced with anger.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

It was 14-12 on the hour when, after Saints fly-half Anthony Belleau was sin-binned for a breakdown offence, the ball was floated to the right by Jarrod Evans for Grady to cross.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

One ambitious report published by the think tank floated the radical idea of curbing the credit-card swipe fees enforced at grocery stores.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Churro was standing on top of the water as he floated down the street.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Instead of treating the boundary between grounded and floating ice as a narrow line, researchers accounted for a much broader area where ocean water can reach beneath the glacier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

"He was just floating for those last 17 days. It was great. It was joyous."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Plus, inside the California bullet-train debacle, how a disappearing Rio Grande is reshaping the Southwest, and why the U.S. wants to deploy floating nuclear reactors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Workers used nets fixed to floating pontoons late Wednesday to guide the animal gradually, but it dived beneath a net and returned to the canal overnight, authorities said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Knowing that Pili had been thinking of him made him feel like he was floating.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova


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