buffer
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These would not be allowed within a 100-metre "buffer" of a building not occupied by the site owner.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
“The existence of these structural investments and order backlogs will likely function as a buffer for capital expenditure against geopolitical shocks,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“Coal is a buffer fuel right now. It is independent of geopolitics relative to LNG. It is a hedge,” said Tony Knutson, head of thermal coal markets at consulting firm Wood Mackenzie.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
When you structure time deposits like this with either CDs, Treasurys or other bonds, you create a buffer for yourself from interest-rate risk.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
“He’s got an eleven-thousand-mile buffer zone from all this sweetness and light.”
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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