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  • past participle of buoy.
  • past tense form of buoy.
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buoyed

[boo-eed, boid] / ˈbu id, bɔɪd /


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Sentiment is likely buoyed by the expectation that the People’s Bank of China will continue adding to its gold reserves, ANZ Research writes in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Samsung Electronics forecast Thursday a more than 780 percent leap in third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by high memory chip prices as AI fuels a global supply shortage.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Scotland fans should be buoyed by the new head coach recognising the problems in his team and then fixing them.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The trend has buoyed consumer spending even as inflation-adjusted wage growth has faltered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The social and organizational changes occurring at Langley were buoyed by the civil rights forces gathering momentum in the country.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly



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