floating

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Morningstar’s revenue projections are also significantly more conservative than the numbers floating around Wall Street.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

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

Some estimates suggest there could be as many free floating planets as stars in our galaxy.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Some, such as the Catalina 7, stay around for weeks as floating oil platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Through the rain I couldn't see Koyuk or Womengo, nothing except great pieces of ice that had broken loose from the coast and were floating out to sea.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell