float
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Koch described being so conditioned by weightlessness that back on Earth she had dropped a shirt expecting it to float - and was startled when it fell.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Though the platforms will float, they still must be tethered to the seafloor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Worries that index demand will exceed the available float for such new issues stem from “misunderstanding and confusion,” says Nasdaq in a memo External link accompanying Monday’s announcement.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Into it, he compressed 11 entangled, elongated figures, who seem to float in space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
At first the trees seemed to float in a random pattern but as the water deepened, they moved in a single direction.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Vocabulary lists containing float
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