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afloat

adjective as in floating

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Now it is the opposite, and federal workers are turning to side hustles to stay afloat.

But even if listener tastes don't change significantly, a glut of AI podcasts can "still impact the art form," independent podcasting where most programs are barely managing to stay afloat.

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He doubtless also believed that his government’s survival was in the national interest and made compromises to keep it afloat.

To keep ObamaCare afloat, the federal government has propped it up with hundreds of billions of dollars in handouts directly to the insurance industry while failing to lower costs.

Earlier Thursday, Canadian Public Works Minister Joel Lightbound said state-owned Canada Post “is effectively insolvent,” and required a onetime $700 million loan earlier this year to stay afloat and meet payroll requirements.

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