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flotation

[floh-tey-shuhn] / floʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

The planned flotation of SpaceX, which builds space exploration rockets and infrastructure but also owns xAI and Starlink, could push his net worth to about $1tn.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

CEO Mensch told French parliamentarians this month that the company's best shot at independence is an eventual stock market flotation.

From Barron's May 28, 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

I still couldn’t see much of the island—just mist and rocks—but floating in the water were pieces of wood and fiberglass, the wreckage of old ships, even some flotation cushions from airplanes.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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