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buoy

[boo-ee, boi] / ˈbu i, bɔɪ /
NOUN
floating device
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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

Some of the best support, Ghazalian said, has come from lighthearted comments, which have helped buoy their spirits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

“An attempt to buoy spirits. Gran does it all the time.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

"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

The buoys mark a voluntary no-anchor zone, to encourage water users to avoid anchoring, reduce seabed damage, and protect declining seagrass habitats.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The rupee has hit new lows against the dollar, as a flight-to-safety buoys the greenback and rattles emerging-market currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

A wave of courage buoys me: Thanks Nuah.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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

It was buoyed by the ongoing success of Google Cloud, where revenue grew by 103% to almost $31bn.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Chinese smelters have ramped up aluminum output over the past few months despite rising energy costs, buoyed by strong margins and cheaper raw-material costs as new refining capacity comes online, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Samsung Electronics forecast Thursday a more than 780 percent leap in third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by high memory chip prices as AI fuels a global supply shortage.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

But she was looking right through Clare, her gaze reaching for some place beyond, buoyed by some hopeful idea.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The dollar pulled back from recent highs against a basket of global currencies, buoying gold prices and bitcoin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

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

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

In buoying me up, reading also cast me down, made me see what was possible, what I had missed.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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