floats
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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A large number of people and floats took part in the Christopher Street Day event, which passed through the city, before moving through Tiergarten park, past the Victory Column monument, and towards the Brandenberg Gate.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The process created carbon-rich dust resembling material that floats through interstellar space and is preserved inside comets, asteroids and meteorites.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Emiliano Zapata’s face floats next to an Aztec pyramid, and a pachuco hangs out with a female Brown Beret.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Enforcing the new three-times float rule to low-float companies—those with public floats below 33.3% of their shares outstanding—ensures that SpaceX’s initial weighting won’t be significantly higher.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
A wisp of it floats through my thoughts like a string of sticky spider webbing, always clinging to me somewhere, refusing to let go entirely.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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