levitate
verb (used without object)
to rise or float in the air, especially as a result of a supernatural power that overcomes gravity.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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It was spring 1996, and, yes, the stock market has been levitating since then.
From Time Magazine Archive
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