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In an era of great tenors McCormack alone had the superlative breath control, the honeyed sweetness and the ability to float notes at the top of the register with dulcet ease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Guilfoyle had spent weeks calling people around her former fiancé asking how the two could reunite, some of whom began to float the idea of various ambassadorships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The parade theme was “Tales of the Seven Seas,” and in the downpour, 30 flowered nymphs were washed off one float.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In some countries, mortgage rates "float" in line with market rates, so the impact of higher borrowing costs are felt immediately.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Even though the tree turned slightly, it continued to float rapidly forward.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

It will also feature a lazy river that floats past scenery inspired by Mattel Games, including UNO, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, and Magic 8 Ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Some coral species with fast-growing branches are planted onto "coral trees" that look like old television antennas and are suspended in the water column, with floats to keep them upright.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

I would arrive armed with what I liked to call my anti-drowning armour: armbands, floats, goggles, and a swimming hat.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

And in the culminating piece that gives the collection its title, she writes of the catastrophic betrayal that floats out of sight in the later writings of Alice Munro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Only the ship is made of books, its sails thousands of overlapping pages, and the sea it floats upon is dark black ink.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

He had floated the name change in September before the UN General Assembly, saying it sounded much better.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Last month Burnham floated the prospect of lifting the ban on football fans drinking in the stands, though it was quickly clarified that this is not in fact government policy.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Here’s the plan I floated to both of them.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

They’ve floated ideas like buying remote islands, stockpiling iodine pills, or moving to electromagnetically shielded bunkers in the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

He remembered the earthquake, the river flooding, the trees that he and Abby clung to as they floated toward the ocean, singing.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

“There’s a lot of capital floating around for these companies, but there’s not a lot of deep intelligence on how to build these things.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

“The idea that this is just some academics floating this…is not exactly the case,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The UK government said on Tuesday that national museums would remain free for foreign visitors, after previously floating the idea of charging tourists an entry fee to buoy the cash-strapped sector.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The former defence secretary will announce that three new floating docks at HM Royal Naval Base Clyde, at Faslane, will be built in the UK, rather than put out to international tender.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

When he absolutely could swim no longer, he raised his head, looking for a floating tree to cling to.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret