cushion
Example Sentences
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“Solving it with lower leverage rather than price makes sense to us because if you start out conservative, it gives you more cushion if you’re wrong.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The WTO said the boom in AI investment could help cushion the blow, adding half of a percentage point to trade growth this year if it proved stronger than expected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The other series—from the Flow of Funds—shows a larger savings cushion.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
At 71, that’s a nice cushion to have for emergency expenses, trips like this one and a legacy for your children and grandchildren.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
He fell sprawling onto a thin carpet that did little to cushion his precipitous fall to the floor.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing cushion
"Icarus's Flight," Vocabulary from the poem
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 10
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