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buoy

[boo-ee, boi] / ˈbu i, bɔɪ /
NOUN
floating device
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Now that investors have been able to dive further into Anthropic’s IPO filing, they’re seeing the same sorts of trends that helped buoy AI stocks for much of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

There’s an understandable temptation to let the fantasy buoy the film.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Of course, Anthropic’s reasons for going public wouldn’t be to buoy stock-market sentiment toward AI.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

At Miu Miu, Prada's more youthful line, the designer oversaw a stretch of soaring sales that helped buoy the company in an otherwise tough sales environment for luxury fashion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

When I pass the big red buoy it sighs at me.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

Another challenge also looms: federal regulations aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales, which migrate along the East Coast and risk entanglement in the vertical lines from lobster traps to surface buoys.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“The Jewish community sort of buoys him up and brings him back,” O’Brien said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The sea has to be calm enough, ice cleared from the boat, GPS buoys still where she left them.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Bank Indonesia’s priority is keeping the rupiah stable, a tough task as flight-to-safety trading buoys the dollar and weighs on emerging-market currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

There were several more trips out to sea, but almost none without something going wrong, and once, not following the channel marker buoys, the Warden ran the Lady Gin aground.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Through it all, they buoyed each other’s spirits.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

Despite relatively low sales in recent years, the toy sector has been buoyed by sales to "kidults".

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The Diablos beat San Juan Hills 54-44 in an epic Orange County shootout to secure its third consecutive Alpha League crown, buoyed by a bevy of explosive plays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Seoul's Kospi stock index opened more than four percent higher on Tuesday, buoyed by a Wall Street rally and revived optimism over the AI boom.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Ready to sink, he found instead that he was floating, buoyed up by the garbage.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Senate and the House of Representatives also appeared to be buoying Raman’s campaign against Bass from the left.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The dollar pulled back from multi-month highs in the last session, buoying bitcoin, which neared $86,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The dollar fell sharply in the wake of Waller’s statement, buoying commodities priced in the greenback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Also on the BIS list were concerns over the longevity of the artificial intelligence investment boom, which has been buoying global growth and keeping it going through crises like last year's tariff hikes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

The flow of goods across the seas, buoying and depressing the wages of men, held a fascination.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright


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