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float

[floht] / floʊt /


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Though the platforms will float, they still must be tethered to the seafloor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

SpaceX filed confidentially on Wednesday for an IPO that may float as little as 3% of its stock when it debuts in June.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Xiaomeng Lu, a director at political consultancy Eurasia Group, says mainland Chinese tech firms are "shifting to Hong Kong" for their primary share listing as "geopolitical headwinds dampen their dreams" to float in New York.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Into it, he compressed 11 entangled, elongated figures, who seem to float in space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

We’d float them above our heads in port de bras.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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