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buoyancy

[boi-uhn-see, boo-yuhn-see] / ˈbɔɪ ən si, ˈbu yən si /
NOUN
tendency to float
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The ensemble’s playful insouciance maintains the production’s buoyancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

That earlier design relied on two water-repelling disks sealed together to create buoyancy.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

Mr. Youngkin projects the sort of sunny buoyancy one rarely encounters in American politicians in the 2020s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Trading patterns should provide “a natural buoyancy for prices before the cold arrives.”

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

He moves on to buoyancy and weightlessness; these are things I understand.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour