float

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What’s more, Nasdaq will multiply that percentage float by three-times, in calculating the weight of a low-float addition to the index.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

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

Into it, he compressed 11 entangled, elongated figures, who seem to float in space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

The rescue float that was slung over his shoulder has been replaced with a guitar case.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam