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buoy

[boo-ee, boi] / ˈbu i, bɔɪ /
NOUN
floating device
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Paraguay at SoFi Stadium, would buoy the flow of foreign visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

It also made the public aware of GLP-1 pills while helping buoy Novo’s struggling stock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The U.S. economy entered 2026 in a fairly strong position, she notes, with the Federal Reserve poised to cut interest rates, tax cuts expected to buoy consumer spending, and deregulation benefiting businesses.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

That could buoy those who fear the BBC is in managed decline, buffetted by forces mainly outside its control.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

He scuttled off the buoy and sank like a stone.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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