floated

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Names like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have been floated, and while they’re all thoroughly talented, they’re not quite right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

But while Streeting has floated lowering employers' NI he did not, in his remarks to the newspaper, suggest any cuts to NHS spending.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Reports have suggested that Iran has demanded financial compensation for the war including the release of assets previously frozen by the US, and that the White House has floated the idea of investments.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"Suddenly, everyone started looking for anything that floated to try to reach Florida," Cuban historian and former diplomat Juan Antonio Blanco explained to BBC Mundo.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

I learned every imaginable way of swimming, and at night I floated on my back under the stars.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo