cushion
Example Sentences
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The financial cushion of rising home equity and stock-market returns is driving some of the decline, economists and retirement advisers say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
A lower rupee could well help bump up India's exports competitiveness and in comparison to past crises, Delhi's comfortable forex cover gives it adequate cushion to tide over the crisis, experts say.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
"We do try to cushion consumers," he said, adding that he does not want to raise his prices for now.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
However, he said he’d have questions about how the war has affected flight schedules, corporate travel and longer-term spending, and how much of a cushion Delta’s premium seating classes might offer against volatile fuel prices.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026
When I looked about for even the small comforts of my own home, a worn rug or a lumpy cushion, there were none to be seen.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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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