cushion
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The agreements give Tesla a cushion if its investment needs grow or its operations weaken.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
A cushion is not a funding plan, however.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
"And with precious little else the world can turn to, the supply resilience cushion is scarily thin."
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Higher bond yields are expected to limit gains from securities trading, although stronger wealth, insurance, investment-banking and brokerage fees should provide some cushion, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
He might be able to cushion their fall somehow.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
That is the cornerstone of the classic 60-40 portfolio, where a diversified portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds cushions volatility, with one rising when the other falls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Sometimes he would hide snacks in his family’s couch cushions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
If those two cushions disappear at the same time, the adjustment that has so far taken place almost entirely through valuation could quickly shift into stock prices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Munich's Allianz Arena is sculpted by thousands of diamond-shaped inflatable cushions, while Sydney's similarly-named Allianz Stadium has a flatter façade smoothed with long bronze fins.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
It was hard to stand once you’d sunk into its squishy foam rubber cushions.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
It also works to make shoes lighter and more cushioned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"Had these buffers been in place, today's supply shock would have been substantially cushioned," Cofek says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Each joint is cushioned by articular cartilage, a type of specialized tissue that covers the ends of bones.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
“The shortfall is cushioned by Cubans,” Bonaparte said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Her room felt alien, the warm wood tones, the tan furniture, the wall-to-wall burgundy carpeting that cushioned her feet, the reams of space that made Kainene call their rooms flats.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Its parachutes and cushioning airbags had deployed as planned.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
RHB sees the fare increase cushioning higher rail operating costs, rather than creating a new earnings catalyst for ComfortDelGro.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But there were still cushioning factors, it added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mother Mary, then, has just reached her rock bottom, with Sam’s good graces barely cushioning her fall.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
The radio came to life, cushioning the space between us with soft, bluesy jazz.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Vocabulary lists containing cushion
"Icarus's Flight," Vocabulary from the poem
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