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float

[floht] / floʊt /


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Koch described being so conditioned by weightlessness that back on Earth she had dropped a shirt expecting it to float - and was startled when it fell.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Short interest represented more than 26% of Avis’s public float as of Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Bonds are bonds, of course, with fixed coupons, while loans’ payouts float with interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Nathan’s boat bobbed out from under him and began to float away.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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