buffer
Example Sentences
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It creates a buffer between the set-up of the play, and the ball being delivered into the box.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Grab has been adapting by restructuring its incentive model for drivers to buffer against the jump in fuel costs, and launching a fuel-discount program.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
“If Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel for long, the tax-refund buffer will eventually be exhausted, real income growth will compress further, and aggregate demand will slow.”
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Yet that buffer — a crucial way to meet global oil demand so far — could start to buckle as soon as early June, according to strategists at J.P.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
As much as we tried to create a buffer between them and the more fraught aspects of Barack’s job, I knew that Sasha and Malia still had a lot to take in.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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