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For the Magic 8 Ball, it was figuring out how the answer block could float without developing air bubbles, since his version is about an inch in diameter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Airtel Money, also known as Airtel Mobile Commerce, said Wednesday that the shares would be sold by existing shareholders and that upon admission it expects it will have a free float of at least 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Star Trek” kicked off 2026 with a 60th anniversary float at the Rose Parade, and festivities since have included special screening events, a generations-spanning panel at San Diego Comic-Con and TV specials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

It is a measure of how much water is needed for a ship to float safely without running aground.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

So far the float had only gone down when her line tangled in seaweed, or because a sea crab had nibbled at the bait until there was only a thread of gristle left.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

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

And in the culminating piece that gives the collection its title, she writes of the catastrophic betrayal that floats out of sight in the later writings of Alice Munro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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

Next came women on floats, on horseback, and on foot.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Resuming blaring K-pop music -- which the isolated North has long bristled at -- across the border has been floated by analysts as a possible response to last month's blast.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

On a recent journey to international waters off the coast of Malaysia chartered by the U.S. advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, empty, rusting Iranian-linked ships floated high in the water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Numerous analysts covering SpaceX have floated astronomical valuations for the company, and one now says that the company’s latest rocket launch moves SpaceX closer to a lofty target.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

However, one option that has been floated is Healey potentially accepting a smaller buffer, reducing the need to increase taxes in the Budget.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

If he and Abby floated away from Magpie Island, even a helicopter might have trouble spotting them.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

The objects include unexploded ordnance, drones and other unmanned vehicles found washed ashore or floating at sea, it said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

As sellers waded through floodwaters to sell produce like fish and vegetables from floating platforms and foam boxes, buyers walked or paddled between the makeshift stalls to buy their groceries.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Locals in Bangkok have transformed a flooded street in front of a shopping mall into a temporary floating market during flooding in the city.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Currently, the 10-year Treasury yield is floating at 5.2% and sitting just below an area of technical resistance at 5.25% that dates back to July 2007, which could be a delicate line in the sand.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Hunley was originally designed to attack a ship using a torpedo-like explosive floating device that was towed at the end of a long rope.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler