flotation
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In one case earlier this year, a surrogacy company owner pleaded guilty to wire fraud after prosecutors said she used client escrow money to fund a yoga and flotation chamber business and other personal expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
While traditional crab gear uses vertical lines to connect the pots to buoys at the surface, pop-up gear keeps the rope and a flotation device on the ocean floor with the trap.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
And so, 11 days ago, he shed Miller Moss and buckled into a personal flotation device named Jayden Maiava.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024
February saw a major raid where boats, engines, life vests and flotation devices for children were seized in Germany with 19 arrests - but these were made under Belgian and French judicial orders.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024
I can swim, so the flotation belt’s not really necessary, but Brutus blocked my arrow with his, so I buckle it back on, thinking it might offer some protection.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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