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Angola said Monday it had floated to President Felix Tshisekedi proposals to end the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and that the Congolese leader had found them "interesting".

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Around the start of the summer, SpaceX invested about $2 billion into xAI, and Musk revisited an idea he had floated before: Should Tesla also pitch in?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

A scan revealed a bone chip that had floated down to the Achilles tendon as well as several bone spurs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

On Monday, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said his Israeli counterpart had floated the possibility of delayed implementation of the legislation during a call at the weekend.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

For twenty or more years the March on Washington idea had floated around among Negroes.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey