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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

A buoyant stock market and strong capital gains have turbocharged tax revenue in most states, especially those with progressive tax systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 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

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

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

She dances for days to her Beny More records, her hands in position for an impossibly lanky partner, to “Rebel Heart,” her slippers scraping the floor, to “Treat Me As I Am,” a buoyant guaracha.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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