cushion
Example Sentences
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While the IPO offers investors economic exposure, it also provides the controlled company with a crucial cash cushion for acquisitions during industry consolidation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
So far, tax refunds have helped to somewhat cushion the blow of higher energy prices that helped push inflation to a three-year high, but they won’t last forever.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
But those buffers have been reduced, he said, and may soon lose their ability to cushion the market from the full impact of the supply shortfall.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Marina Mabrey missed a three-point attempt before late Tempo fouls gave the Sparks enough of a cushion to win.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
He fell sprawling onto a thin carpet that did little to cushion his precipitous fall to the floor.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing cushion
"Icarus's Flight," Vocabulary from the poem
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 10
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