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absorber

[ab-sawr-ber, -zawr-] / æbˈsɔr bər, -ˈzɔr- /


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So the shock absorber works best for retirees with some cushion above their essential spending.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Efficient freight rail acts as a foundational shock absorber for national supply chains and a shield protecting the global competitiveness of our exporters.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

Every investor alive has been trained by four decades of falling rates to believe recession means rate cuts, which means that bonds rally, which means a typical 60/40 stock-bond portfolio has a shock absorber.

From MarketWatch Apr. 9, 2026

Cash flow was significantly stronger than expected, due to lower investments, but this only acts as a partial shock absorber to the negative results, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

A good place to hide could be under the cars, up between the axles, balancing on a foot-wide iron shock absorber.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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