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buoyant

[boi-uhnt, boo-yuhnt] / ˈbɔɪ ənt, ˈbu yənt /




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How long the buoyant mood can last, however, is anyone’s guess.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

From what we see of Scotty in flashbacks, he was a buoyant blond goofball — exactly the kind of guy that the apparently friendless and family-less Kenna would have clung to like a life preserver.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures settled lower as easing demand for heating weighed against buoyant LNG export flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Newcastle had taken the lead against the much-changed visitors at a buoyant St James' Park.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The young, buoyant king of France is an intellectual, and a man of tremendous energy and curiosity.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day