afloat
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As I wrote years ago, the individual investor has always been “at the very bottom of the food chain, a speck of plankton afloat in a sea of predators.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Micron’s cash position is swelling, but some companies that buy AI chips are increasingly reliant on borrowed money, and that’s helping the AI ecosystem stay afloat.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Portugal committed to a deep restructuring of the airline in 2021 in exchange for EU approval of 3.2 billion euros of public aid to keep it afloat.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
He said their parents had little money, and worked several jobs to keep the family afloat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
It was empty and battered but it was still afloat.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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