floating

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Its booster successfully landed on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean about nine minutes and 30 seconds after takeoff.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

That trouble becomes imminent for humans, too, when a 30-40 tonne gray whale begins floating in the bay, as happened earlier this year.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

A week after the crew returned from space, Koch said she still wakes up feeling like she is floating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Scientists from the EPA and other federal agencies have also tested the gases given off at some reservoirs using floating equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

I kept that bag under my pillow, and if I put my hand in it and closed my eyes, I could pretend I was floating in a cloud of Mama.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan