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buoy

[boo-ee, boi] / ˈbu i, bɔɪ /
NOUN
floating device
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Its taut nylon cord was tied to a buoy, establishing what divers call a shot line, which they use to guide their descent into and ascent from the depths.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

But even the strongest sequences, like the opening scene where Teyana Taylor references her Oscar loss, filmed only a few months ago, can’t buoy those that flatline on arrival.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Paraguay at SoFi Stadium, would buoy the flow of foreign visitors.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

Japan’s AI-critical manufacturers and a 12% export jump in first-quarter 2026 buoy its economy; it holds $1.25 trillion in U.S.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

There was a buoy anchored there, but no boat.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

"We spotted life buoys and a lifeboat but it was empty. Unfortunately, no survivors have been found so far," he said, indicating that search and rescue operations were ongoing.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Scientists monitoring data from satellites and ocean buoys declared the onset of El Niño in June.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

"We watched them, we were able to track them, we dropped sonar buoys to demonstrate to them that we were monitoring every hour of their operation."

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

The wind bucked up, shifted once, and then again, and set the buoys out in the Kennebec bowing toward him.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Reigning Masters champion McIlroy's hopes of winning a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title were also buoyed by the withdrawal of Patrick Reed after nine holes.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Nepali rescuers faced challenging conditions on Sunday as search operations after catastrophic floods entered a 12th day, buoyed by the extraordinary rescues of four survivors.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Canada’s economy exited the second quarter looking much stronger that in recent periods, buoyed in part by resilient household spending and recovery in business investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Impala Platinum IMP -1.50%decrease; down pointing triangle reported surging earnings for its fiscal year, buoyed by higher precious-metal prices and the reversal of prior write-downs at its Rustenburg operations in South Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

I am floating on a buoyed raft in the Baltic Sea.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

U.S. stock futures jumped in early European trade as artificial-intelligence stocks rode a fresh wave of optimism, buoying indexes in Asia and Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 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

But while that is driving record gains in equities markets, bolstering corporate profits and buoying the broader economy, Fitch warned that a material slowdown in global growth could stop the momentum in its tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Extraordinary demand for memory in the artificial-intelligence era is buoying the stock.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

It was so bright that you couldn’t see below the surface until the water was right up to you, and then it was suddenly clear, and buoying me up in its rush.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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