floating

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The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Scientists from the EPA and other federal agencies have also tested the gases given off at some reservoirs using floating equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The floating wetlands will host a diverse range of saltmarsh plants, with marine species being trialled on a floating system - which has only been trialled six times previously.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Given the heightened inflation expectations, Nuveen evinces a clear preference for floating rate rather than fixed-credit instruments, energy and upstream assets across equities, and for hard assets and real return profiles.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Danny realized that what he had thought were fireflies were floating back up to the sky.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova