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floating

[floh-ting] / ˈfloʊ tɪŋ /


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Otherwise, he says, it signs floating contracts when component costs seem variable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

All three of the home’s bedrooms are found on the lower level, which is accessed via a “sculptural floating staircase,” including the spacious primary suite, as well as two “oversized” guest accommodations.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The Port of Long Beach aims to become an assembly hub for floating offshore wind turbines, while the state awaits a more favorable federal administration for their deployment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The mission used inflatable cushions to pull it to the surface before dragging it back to the North Sea on a floating platform.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

I still remembered Grandpa Dodzi floating on his back in the creek, and I’d seen some of the fisher kids do it, and it looked amazing, but I’d never even wanted to try.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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