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Doncic’s step-back threes, mid-range floaters and driving layups powered the rise, but a rare dunk punctuated it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He speculated that the administration could “put a bunch of floaters out there” to gauge the market’s reaction different policy actions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Cameron Norrie has been handed a difficult start against Italy's Matteo Berrettini - a 2022 semi-finalist at Melbourne Park and one of the most dangerous unseeded floaters in the men's draw.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

Much to residents’ chagrin, the area was featured in a TikTok post, celebrating a “beautiful river” area for families to picnic and showing children in brightly colored floaters playing in the water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2024

They eat the floaters both for their organic molecules and for their store of pure hydrogen.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan