How to Use flotation in a Sentence
flotation
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The tanks were sealed, and a flotation screen installed around the hull of the tank.
—oregonlive.com, 6 June 2019
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Aramco’s flotation is a sign that the end of oil could be in sight.
—The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
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Such was the backlash against its puffery that it was forced to scrap its flotation.
—The Economist, 31 Mar. 2021
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In the video, the man is seen using a flotation device and holding the deer in his arms.
—William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2018
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Yet for investors in Coinbase the flotation seems set to be a hit.
—The Economist, 12 Apr. 2021
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The three friends watched as Schuster threw the woman a flotation ring and pulled her on board.
—Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2018
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The North said its troops then burned the man's makeshift flotation device in an anti-virus step.
—Nick Perry, Star Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
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The flotation devices were found in the lake around three miles apart, according to KSL.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 May 2020
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The man who died did not have a flotation device, Vandzura said.
—Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2019
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Once the weight is dropped, those flotation devices that look like eyes begin to do their work.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 12 Nov. 2021
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Gripe: In the deepest of inbounds powder days, there might not be enough width here to win the flotation award.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
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The worker was not wearing a flotation vest and his rope wasn't tied to any anchor.
—NBC News, 22 Oct. 2020
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The channels in between the keels also afford the bike far greater flotation.
—Brent Rose, Popular Mechanics, 23 Dec. 2020
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The baskets at the bottom of a trekking pole provide flotation in soft surfaces like mud, sand, and soil.
—Hannah Singleton, SELF, 31 Jan. 2023
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To float, living things need a flotation aid, which can come in two forms: gas pockets or fat.
—Helen Czerski, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
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And Salomon gave it just enough rocker to remove the bite from the tip and tail and add some flotation for deeper snow.
—Louis Mazzante, Popular Mechanics, 25 Nov. 2020
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The child was not wearing a flotation device, according to The Wylie News.
—Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, 5 July 2019
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Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole or a flotation device.
—Michael Donohue, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2021
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Sitting in the pool is a great way to beat off the summer heat, and many of you don’t want to manage your own flotation—the whole point is to be lazy, right?!
—Quentyn Kennemer, Forbes, 24 June 2021
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Where Utah, one of the most publicly adamant schools about staying in the Pac-12, sits in that equation, that flotation, now is the next big question.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
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Alibaba holds a stake of around a third in Ant Group, a payments firm whose flotation seemed set to be a world record.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2020
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Seek a lifeguard, call 911 or throw a flotation device their way.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 3 July 2022
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Metrics to look out for The two headline flotations of 2023 have certainly got off to a buzzy start.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
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In the video, the water around the swimmer turns red from blood as bystanders on the pier throw a flotation device toward her.
—Andreea Alexandru, ajc, 3 July 2022
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In the video the water around the swimmer turns red from blood, as bystanders on the pier throw a flotation device toward her.
—Arkansas Online, 4 July 2022
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My burkini, almost all four yards of it, swells up around me and serves as a flotation device.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2020
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The solids left behind are removed from the slurry, and the water is recycled back to the flotation process.
—Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
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All people who go in the river should wear flotation devices, such as life vests, Meza said.
—Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
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According to Reuters, the Nasdaq flotation is set to take place in September.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
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The crushing circuit, the rod mill and most of the flotation circuit have already been commissioned for commercial readiness.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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