floating

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The RNLI's regional water safety lead Nick Ayers praised the brothers for floating.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Over the course of the austral summer, the floating ice tongue steadily broke apart through repeated calving events, leading to a retreat of roughly 16 kilometers.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

“Some oil is floating on tankers, some is delayed, some is stranded and some production is temporarily shut in,” Innes said.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

According to the Equasis shipping database, Sinoguards also owns the Honduras-based Sunny Ocean, a floating armory that successfully fended off an attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants in the Red Sea in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

They were, “played upon, separately at first, and finally all together” like a floating orchestra.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock