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buoy

[boo-ee, boi] / ˈbu i, bɔɪ /
NOUN
floating device
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Buoy showed up on camera in giant red boxing gloves and chased Bissonnette around, stopping to respectfully shake hands with all his colleagues.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

Do you carry a stuffed Buoy around the arena that is almost as big as you are?

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023

“This is the most significant change the array has undergone,” says Karen Grissom, an oceanographer at NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center, which runs TAO.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 28, 2023

For younger fans, the new Kraken mascot, Buoy, appears to be a hit as well.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022

“There’s no reason why the Spit Buoy shouldn’t rescue us, the same as it did father!”

From Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy by Greene, John B.




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