float
Example Sentences
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Though the platforms will float, they still must be tethered to the seafloor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Bonds are bonds, of course, with fixed coupons, while loans’ payouts float with interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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
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
Carmen thought of Papa again, how he’d found that old shutter to float on.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing float
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