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floater

[floh-ter] / ˈfloʊ tər /












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For years after that, he’d notice a floater drifting across his field of vision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Brunson put New York in front for the first time with a floater that made it 105-104 with 1:22 remaining.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

When she finally lifted up for a floater, Connecticut forward Serah Williams was waiting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025

D'Angelo Russell's floater lifted Dallas within 95-94 with 54.8 seconds remaining but Isaiah Hartenstein answered with a layup to give the Thunder a 97-94 edge.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025

Like familiar terrestrial balloons, the deeper a floater is carried, the stronger is the buoyant force returning it to the higher, cooler, safer regions of the atmosphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

He speculated that the administration could “put a bunch of floaters out there” to gauge the market’s reaction different policy actions.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

Cameron Norrie has been handed a difficult start against Italy's Matteo Berrettini - a 2022 semi-finalist at Melbourne Park and one of the most dangerous unseeded floaters in the men's draw.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025

Much to residents’ chagrin, the area was featured in a TikTok post, celebrating a “beautiful river” area for families to picnic and showing children in brightly colored floaters playing in the water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2024

Love started off with a pair of floaters in the lane and had seven straight points during an early 12-2 Arizona run.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024

The floaters may propel themselves through the planetary atmosphere with gusts of gas, like a ramjet or a rocket.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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