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float

[floht] / floʊt /


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I get up there, I’m like, smile, don’t look like you’re shaking inside, pop the hip, float your arm down, don’t clench your hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

A float session at Beverly Hot Springs and cheering for the Lakers are part of the agenda for the “Is God Is” star.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Intel’s short interest has reached a 52-week high at 3.5% of total float, “with an acceleration of shorts building in March and April,” Unterman wrote in a Wednesday note.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

An unenlightening spectacle last week saw Porter float above the fray, wearily raising her eyebrows over the squabbling among her competitors.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“Is it really in the sky? How does it even float? Isn't an Institute too heavy to fly?”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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