cushion

Example Sentences

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The lender’s small short-dated negative gap—where funding costs reset faster than loan yields—could help cushion interest-rate weakness, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Solid income growth and higher tax refunds should help cushion some of the expected fallout from higher energy prices, but the duration of the conflict and disruption of global oil markets is key.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Meta has also been embarking on a cost-cutting journey that Nowak said could drive further upside to the stock, “or provide cushion to our base case if ad markets weaken.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Given the Chiefs, fourth in the table, have a seven-point cushion over fifth-placed Bristol, this campaign at least looks like being longer than Hooper might have expected when he signed on in the summer.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“Oh! That does me no end of good. Tell on, please,” he said, taking his face out of the sofa cushion, red and shining with merriment.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott