afloat
Example Sentences
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People are fighting to stay afloat, and whenever I see the film industry get new tax credits, I wonder why music doesn’t advocate for that too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The decline continued into the early 2020s because the stimulus checks and more generous unemployment insurance payments the government provided at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic helped keep millions of U.S. consumers afloat.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
But the combined impact of fewer customers and higher prices has left the shop asking for help from the community recently via a fundraising initiative to stay afloat.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
To keep it afloat in 2027 and beyond, O’Neil has been seeking some $300 million in investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
He’d survived by staying afloat until the rescuers could get to him—by making it later rather than sooner!
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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