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flotation

[floh-tey-shuhn] / floʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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This could help explain why so many of those who came on Thursday swam or used flotation devices to get to Ceuta.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

AFP reporters saw hundreds of people -- men, women and children -- entering Ceuta, discarding flotation rings and clothes used in their crossing.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Besides the legal question, the forecasts are more ambitious than made by underwriters of the flotation.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

But on Dec. 12, he was left alone by the pools at Lincoln Elementary School in Ontario without any flotation devices, according to the complaint filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

At times like these I need an air sickness bag and an oxygen mask and a chair cushion that doubles as a flotation device.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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