float
Example Sentences
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Having a small float does historically have a benefit to IPO buyers, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
After months of contentious debate, California officials visited Calabasas this week to float their new proposed rules on fire-safe landscaping in foothill communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The public shares, known as the float, will constitute about 4% of SpaceX—worth some $75 billion.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
If things do go wrong, she said "try and remain calm" and "float to live".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Lots of room for Nim to float and somersault and stand on her hands, and for Fred to dash and dive and for Selkie to swish splash the water through the Keyhole Rock.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Vocabulary lists containing float
Party Parlance for Mardi Gras
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