buffer
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Today, North Korea serves as both buffer and burden for China.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“Currently, you have a buffer getting close to not being a buffer anymore.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
“When you have an oil shock like we’re currently facing, ideally SAF is a buffer against that,” said Welsh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
A buffer zone in southern Lebanon would do little to eliminate that threat, Heller told AFP, "for which it doesn't seem like the Israelis have an effective countermeasure."
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
It also provided funds—$170 million since 1978—for the purchase of private lands to provide a wilderness buffer alongside it.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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