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floating

adjective as in buoyant

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As superyachts have become a staple of the billionaire class, owners and designers turned these pricey pleasure vessels into well-appointed floating offices, outfitted with executive desks and high-speed internet.

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Many regional lenders’ businesses also tilt less toward loans like credit cards or lines of credit to big companies, which have floating interest rates that rise as rates do.

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There were multiple proposals floating around for months: one by the U.S., others by France and Saudi Arabia.

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Analysts say the policy can be erratic—the administration one day floating talks with Venezuela, a few later hardening its approach.

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On record, “Anything For Love” gets a knowing wink with in-studio jibing between Lipa and her producers; here she played it straight as a lofty piano ballad for the back seats on a floating riser.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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