buoy

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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

If it proceeds with a hike to curb inflation and buoy the yen, it risks derailing a fragile economic recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Canada’s job market has had a dismal start to the year, with employers shedding jobs two months running to buoy an unemployment rate that had been heading lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

"We've basically just put money in to buoy up their business and there's no way we can now sell it."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

But three seconds later, he was on the buoy.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness