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[floht] / floʊt /


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"Liquid water is denser than ice, which makes ice cubes float. Jon's finding means that diamond would float in liquid carbon at high pressures."

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Lisa was standing on top of a Warner Bros. soundstage ready to open the box of prop ashes, to allow them to float over “Old Hollywood,” a lure that Mickey loved.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

A safe self-rescue includes being able to tread water for 30 seconds, children being able to float on their back for 60 seconds and swim 15m to exit the water unaided.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

But Canada, Germany and the Netherlands had already been defying the rules by letting their currencies float.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Ms. Sadie promises me a root beer float with a drizzle of caramel.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

On stretches of waterfront, people linger in boats, kayaks and pool floats.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The process created carbon-rich dust resembling material that floats through interstellar space and is preserved inside comets, asteroids and meteorites.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Nolan floats a convincing psychological reason why this Odysseus subconsciously believes his duplicitous actions during the war deserve permanent exile from civilization.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Somewhere in the North Atlantic, the floats will keep diving, drifting and surfacing - measuring a circulation that is still moving, still mysterious, and still capable of surprise.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

A mini hologram of a news reporter floats above his wrist.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Shein first floated plans to go public in 2022, when it achieved its peak valuation of $100 billion in a private funding round.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

The idea was floated by the campaign group Positive Money, which estimated it would raise £19bn a year.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Stuck in traffic on Interstate 84 on a Friday afternoon in August, driving toward the New Jersey shore, Rasmussen floated the idea of filling the channel with nothing but sports.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Buoys and flippers still littered the ground along the fence, while others floated in the water.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

They floated their way to high ground, then slid their way through the mud up to the ridge.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Interferometric observations collected over Petermann Glacier in April revealed deformation and fractures within the floating ice tongue.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Average U.S. gas prices are floating around $4, according to AAA, while the artificial-intelligence boom has pushed up costs for energy and less-essential goods like electronics.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

There’s a floating population of eagles all over North America, “and many of those birds, when they reach four years of age, are now in the business of prospecting,” Bloom said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The two men were found alive and floating inside a cool box, ordinarily used to store caught fish on a fishing boat.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

And later, when my fever rose and I felt that floating feeling again, I reached over and held on to Miss Zeldy.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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