buffer
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Today, North Korea serves as both buffer and burden for China.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
This created a buffer, while significant reductions in demand across Asia, Australia and Africa have helped ease supply in the west.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Having an early savings buffer gives Gen Alpha an advantage when it comes time for major milestones.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
Experts at the investment bank say that rapidly rising earnings could keep pushing up stock prices and that investors should use buffer exchange-traded funds and dividend stocks to manage risk rather than fleeing equities.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Later, China’s imperial government recruited Korean farmers to create a buffer against Russian expansion, and Korea’s Choson Dynasty allowed them to depart legally.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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