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buffer

[buhf-er] / ˈbʌf ər /


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What happens to their budgets as the buffer from higher tax refunds evaporates?

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The uptick in earnings revisions has coincided with the rise in Treasury yields, and that has provided a buffer for stocks, credit and risk assets overall.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Senior officers devised a sterile buffer zone between Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and Parliament Square.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The U.A.E. has hinted it intends to tap in to this buffer to produce more once the strait reopens, though it isn’t clear how much more it can actually produce above current levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It would have been easier if Eduardo had come up to be a natural buffer for me, a screen, and perhaps also to provide the pretext by which I might depart.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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