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buoyant

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




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That’s because a buoyant stock market lifted capital gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

He can now point to a result that suggests the party's buoyant opinion poll ratings since he became leader have some substance to them.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I asked, tentative, not wanting to upset his buoyant humor.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer