buffer
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Most importantly, the proposal extends the buffer period before a fund must make its initial repurchase offer.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
But it expects those rules to be met by a smaller buffer - known as "headroom" - of around £20bn.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
As the city moves to ban wells and new state laws require buffer zones and plugging idle wells, “the relationship between residential communities and oil drilling operators has been reset,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The funds we squirreled away back then help buffer us from inflation in retirement now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
San Jose Mogote seems to have transplanted itself to Monte Alban, in the middle of the buffer zone.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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“Some of the buffers that helped contain crude oil prices are ebbing,” McNally told MarketWatch by email Monday from Riyadh, where he was attending the 17th International Energy Forum.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
He said he would seek to leverage tax dollars to help communities better prepare for wildfires, creating buffers and hardening structures because of wildfires that will inevitably occur in certain communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
It “strengthens the banks’ capital buffers while giving the authorities more time to deal with losses and declining returns without forcing an immediate recognition and liquidation,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It's possible that a global AI race travelling at Silicon Valley's top speeds could be about to hit the buffers of very localised political and environmental concerns.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
I hope dese two ole buffers ’ll get away soon.’
From Old Hendrik's Tales by Arthur Owen Vaughan
"The people who are responsible for doing this in the first place seem to have got away from it, they seem to be protected and buffered and inured," Sheen said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Astoria launched a hedged growth fund for separately managed accounts in late 2020 that offers strategies similar to buffered ETFs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
So far prices have been modulated in financial markets by expectations of an imminent settlement and buffered in the physical market by the drawing down of inventories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Day made clear that defined-outcome or buffered ETFs were not designed to outperform underlying stock indexes.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
The outside noises of cars pulling up and people yelling “See you tomorrow!” surround me, but I am buffered by earmuffs, an island on the steps.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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It resonates more with the progress bar instead of the buffering icon.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
Without my boyfriend’s paycheck buffering our vibes-based accounting, it was time to face the scariest part of managing your money: the spending audit.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
NordVPN’s performance was stable, though occasional buffering occurred on congested servers during peak hours.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
Previous attempts at live broadcasting, like the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight in 2024, resulted in buffering issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
I've looked at a lot of code for electronic buffering.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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