floating

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And after initially floating the notion of stepping in and providing insurance to ships through the U.S. government, the Trump administration soon walked away from the idea.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Given the heightened inflation expectations, Nuveen evinces a clear preference for floating rate rather than fixed-credit instruments, energy and upstream assets across equities, and for hard assets and real return profiles.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

It doesn’t help that there’s more pop culture-centered art floating around now, and not just on sites like Instagram and Etsy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A giant atrium was planned inside the structure where hologram images of spaceships and floating boulders whiz by visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Through the rain I couldn't see Koyuk or Womengo, nothing except great pieces of ice that had broken loose from the coast and were floating out to sea.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell