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buoyant

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




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“The market is really feeling buoyant, but we are only as good as the works we can get.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Of the new album, one of its highlights is the buoyant corrido “Terca,” which elaborates on a short story in the memoir about Venegas’ move to Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

President Claudia Sheinbaum has kept Mexican assets buoyant by cooperating with her neighbor President Donald Trump while staying popular at home.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The Guardian says it is "good-natured, buoyant entertainment".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Till morning dawned I was tossed on a buoyant but unquiet sea, where billows of trouble rolled under surges of joy.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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