floated

Example Sentences

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That was until a South Korean official floated the idea of giving excess corporate profits from AI to the country’s citizens as a sort of national dividend.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

There has yet to be a casting announcement for Harry's arch nemesis Lord Voldemort, but Oscar winner Cillian Murphy and actor Andy Serkis have been among the names floated for the role.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“It scared enough people in the administration that you were gonna have a cybersecurity disaster that they floated this idea.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Some Fairhopians floated the idea that, like much of the rest of Alabama, the city operates with an old boys’ club mentality, intolerant of outside agitation like a No Kings protest.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

The smell of something delicious floated through the air: the mouthwatering aroma of hamburgers.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman