buffer

Example Sentences

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They translate directly into the cost of transport, electricity and food for 1.3 million people with no buffer to absorb them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

For example, maintaining green spaces as wildlife habitat can buffer infrastructure from severe weather, erosion or flooding.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Large companies will have 120 days to commit to "reshoring plans" before the steep duty kicks in, while smaller companies have a 180-day buffer, a senior US official told reporters.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

"Reserves and efficiency offer some buffer which the episodes in the 1970s lacked, but the raw scale of lost supply makes this nastier, with no fast fix in sight."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 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