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buoyancy

[boi-uhn-see, boo-yuhn-see] / ˈbɔɪ ən si, ˈbu yən si /
NOUN
tendency to float
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An audio reader daren’t go flat, for fear of droning on and boring the listener, but as this audiobook shows, excessive buoyancy also carries a risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The gourd was used as a buoyancy aid and a place to put the catch.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The ensemble’s playful insouciance maintains the production’s buoyancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Markets elsewhere, bereft of megacap tech buoyancy, failed to keep pace.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

He moves on to buoyancy and weightlessness; these are things I understand.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour




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