floating

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Its booster successfully landed on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean about nine minutes and 30 seconds after takeoff.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Importantly, though, a lot of typical commercial loans carry floating interest rates rather than fixed ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Scientists from the EPA and other federal agencies have also tested the gases given off at some reservoirs using floating equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The floating wetlands will host a diverse range of saltmarsh plants, with marine species being trialled on a floating system - which has only been trialled six times previously.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Next morning, as things started to dry up, the sheriff saw those books and bottles floating in the river and figured Upton was floating there too.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney