floated

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One possibility that US officials - including Trump - have floated is that new leadership could take over in Havana.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

It has floated the idea of charging a toll to keep the strait open.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“It scared enough people in the administration that you were gonna have a cybersecurity disaster that they floated this idea.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Some Fairhopians floated the idea that, like much of the rest of Alabama, the city operates with an old boys’ club mentality, intolerant of outside agitation like a No Kings protest.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

The head-shaped whatsit floated on the surface of a large puddle of uncertain depth, which no doubt had been left by the strong rains of the previous night.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood