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The surge is helping fill the global supply gap, but leaves the domestic market with a thinner cushion, with inventories at their lowest level for this time of year in three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

It’s too uncomfortable, he said, without cushion or support for his back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

But Canaves said that that, even if consumers move on to new styles, the biggest companies in the industry still have the size, and thus the financial cushion, to experiment.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

And traders who diversified their portfolios say it has helped cushion the blow from the stock market rout.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

I slipped my book under the sofa cushion because it had a picture of a great sailing vessel on the front.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

Knee osteoarthritis develops as the cartilage that cushions the bones in the joint gradually breaks down.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

But I have somehow assembled enough glittering people and enough secondhand objects — a woven rug, cushions, low tables, an impossible number of candles — that it feels like a tiny seventh-floor pop-up restaurant.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Dodgers have that much in their couch cushions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

"They're also checking whether you've got cushions on your sofa or how many leaflets you have."

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

I took a deep breath and sank down into the cushions.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Each joint is cushioned by articular cartilage, a type of specialized tissue that covers the ends of bones.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Kozack said the shock was having an "asymmetric impact," with some developed economies and oil-exporting countries relatively cushioned while others were struggling to manage rising import bills.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

While households are cushioned by government measures like fuel subsidies, higher freight and insurance expenses are squeezing trading firms, the economist said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Yet a loss of buffers that cushioned supply disruptions in recent weeks could spark the next significant move higher for prices.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

He stretched right out, leaning his head against the cushioned wall of the cab and pretending to nod off, a common avoidance-of-conversation-with-strangers tactic of his, one which left me to entertain Shorty.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

But there were still cushioning factors, it added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

A ball dropping, a defender flailing and a striker as cool as can be, cushioning the ball up and over a stranded goalkeeper.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Citi analysts expect AI server-related demand to continue to support its growth trajectory, cushioning the seasonal softness in other segments like consumer electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Mother Mary, then, has just reached her rock bottom, with Sam’s good graces barely cushioning her fall.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

If I was thin, it must be because I'd recently lost the extra fifty pounds traditionally cushioning the standard American ass.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris