afloat

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The business has since been selling off its assets piecemeal while being kept afloat by original equipment manufacturers who agreed to fund the company to avoid losing access to key auto parts for their businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It’s unclear how much longer Spikevax and similar products can keep Moderna afloat.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

When Perry’s parents divorced, her mother, too arrogant to sustain a conventional job, resorted to other ways to keep the family afloat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The overall impression was one of a theater industry treading water — the goal being to stay afloat until the culture, the state of national politics and the economics of producing improve.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Jonathan thought it was large enough to support Abby but he would need a bigger tree, something that would keep both him and Moose afloat.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret