afloat
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Following Covid-19, labor strikes and the flight of major Hollywood productions to other states and countries, many specialty businesses such as prop houses and VFX studios are struggling to stay afloat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The decline continued into the early 2020s because the stimulus checks and more generous unemployment insurance payments the government provided at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic helped keep millions of U.S. consumers afloat.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
LIV Golf Chief Executive Scott O’Neil is seeking about $300 million in investment to keep the league afloat in 2027 and beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
That led it to sell properties at huge discounts to stay afloat before collapsing in 2021.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The announcement meant that nine of the state’s ten largest banking organizations now needed an aggregate sum of money from public and private sources well into the tens of billions to stay afloat.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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