afloat

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Meanwhile, Lucas was pushing Coppola to do a studio film for hire to keep his fledgling Zoetrope Studio afloat, making Coppola feel pressured to sell out.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of the extra crude hasn’t built up in storage hubs tied to benchmark pricing but instead as sanctioned crude lingering at sea, with tankers loaded with Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan barrels swelling inventories afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the Fed also has a massive purview that essentially amounts to keeping the economy afloat.

From Barron's

But the Fed also has a massive purview that essentially amounts to keeping the economy afloat.

From Barron's

Many farmers already rely on government bailouts to stay afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal