float
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The float is part of a global effort to solve one of the great mysteries of the ocean: how its hidden movements help shape the climate above.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
They designed new dry flies—different from wet flies in that they float on water—that more closely resembled local insect life and performed better on the region’s fast-moving rivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The thin float and retail investor enticement created an artificial scarcity — if you were a small investor hankering for a piece of SpaceX action the only place to go was an overheated stock market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Big IPO deals, including Anthropic’s planned debut and a $29 billion U.S. float for South Korean chip maker SK Hynix, are expected in the coming months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Boats of varying colors and sizes float on the river, tethered to wooden docks.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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A large number of people and floats took part in the Christopher Street Day event, which passed through the city, before moving through Tiergarten park, past the Victory Column monument, and towards the Brandenberg Gate.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But when Kore-eda’s execution isn’t as assured, as is the case with his latest, all that delicacy simply floats off into the ether, rarely amounting to much more than a halfhearted shrug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The process created carbon-rich dust resembling material that floats through interstellar space and is preserved inside comets, asteroids and meteorites.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Until the SpaceX stock actually floats on public markets, the only people who can buy shares directly are large financial players like banks and pension funds -- or very wealthy individuals.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The floats were followed by a procession of tanks, soldiers, sailors, marines, industrial workers, and others who were protecting America's home front.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Those people have floated adding a registration wall that requires humans to log in to view content, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The plan was for a currency exchange, somewhat like a bank, but that could be floated with anonymous investments and operate without the strictures of regular banks.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
To greater or lesser degrees Burnham has floated more "public control", cost of living support, small business rates relief, and higher infrastructure investment and higher defence spending.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
These are inspired by the butter-soaked spiced Saltines that have long floated around Southern church cookbooks, family recipe boxes and bar snack menus.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
I heard myself asking, and I had already floated all the way up to the ceiling.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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"Starship is intact, floating in the ocean and transmitting telemetry!" company head Elon Musk said on X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Wang and Zahl analysed the problem on the assumption that the pencil was floating in a three-dimensional space, rather than on a flat surface.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Italy will hold its end-of-month auctions for short-dated BTPs and linkers on Tuesday, and for medium- to long-dated BTPs and floating rate notes on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
By contrast, the virtual reality version of Liberland I'm currently being shown, designed by Zaha Hadid's ZHA architecture firm, features gleaming towers, floating public parks, and gravity-defying water features.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
An adult male medium was seen floating across a sixty-foot space balanced only on another man’s fingertips.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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