buffer
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The uptick in earnings revisions has coincided with the rise in Treasury yields, and that has provided a buffer for stocks, credit and risk assets overall.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
“The existence of these structural investments and order backlogs will likely function as a buffer for capital expenditure against geopolitical shocks,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
You can shift some of what you’re sending to retirement accounts toward the brokerage account and the cash buffer instead.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
It creates a buffer between the set-up of the play, and the ball being delivered into the box.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
It is a good thing we have the sixty new men and boys to help buffer our smoldering anger toward one another.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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