floating

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The mission used inflatable cushions to pull it to the surface before dragging it back to the North Sea on a floating platform.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

It also simulates the behavior of floating ice shelves, including those in the Ross and Weddell Seas.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Bread pudding is essentially a blank canvas for whatever bits and bobs are floating around your kitchen waiting for purpose.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Once towed to the lease areas up the coast, their electricity would flow back to land via floating underwater cables and, ultimately, tied into the state’s main grid.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

I kept that bag under my pillow, and if I put my hand in it and closed my eyes, I could pretend I was floating in a cloud of Mama.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan