Example Sentences

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“Some oil is floating on tankers, some is delayed, some is stranded and some production is temporarily shut in,” Innes said.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Iran insists on its right to enrich uranium but is floating proposals such as reducing enrichment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“Everyone is floating right now as best as they can, but I think it’s going to get much, much worse” if funding isn’t restored soon, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Less wobble means a moon is mostly solid, while a large wobble means the icy surface is floating on a liquid water ocean.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

Not the one who is floating around in the air.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine