Once the government abandoned its peg, the central bank permitted a clean float, letting market forces set the exchange rate.

The company's exposure to floating rates increased its vulnerability to sudden market shifts.

To prevent overflow, the engineer installed a float switch that triggers the pump when the water reaches a set level.

Several developing countries adopted managed floats to stabilize their currencies during the crisis.

After several currency crises, the government adopted a managed float to stabilize the currency while preserving monetary independence.

The boat parade was delayed because several dirty floats needed cleaning before they could be displayed.

The currency followed a dirty float for years, with the central bank occasionally intervening to smooth volatility.

During the storm, the festival's temporary floating grounds drifted downriver, carrying booths and lights.

The algorithm's performance is limited by floating point operations rather than memory bandwidth.

Modern CPUs include multiple floating-point units to accelerate scientific computations.