cushion
Example Sentences
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Lower-income families living from paycheck to paycheck have far less of a financial cushion, if any at all.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
Though likely temporary, the extra funding is expected to give Newsom enough cushion to balance the state budget without major cuts and lower a projected shortfall in 2027-28.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
"I figured it out and separated the little toe from the other ones and a bit of cushion around it definitely helped," he said.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Kossan’s focus on automation upgrades and expanding its higher-margin cleanroom glove segment could help cushion margin pressures over the medium term, she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
It sickened me to wonder who had brought the cushion here, or who had been brought to it.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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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