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buffer

[buhf-er] / ˈbʌf ər /


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You can shift some of what you’re sending to retirement accounts toward the brokerage account and the cash buffer instead.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

It creates a buffer between the set-up of the play, and the ball being delivered into the box.

From BBC • May 11, 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

Grab has been adapting by restructuring its incentive model for drivers to buffer against the jump in fuel costs, and launching a fuel-discount program.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Judea served as a buffer between Egypt and Syria.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby




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