buffer
Example Sentences
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My target annual spending is $100,000, including a buffer.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026
Financial experts said that, with uncertainty still part of the picture, borrowers needed to build a financial buffer in case of future changes.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
With their 2-1 win on Monday night, they moved to 36 points to open a six-point buffer between them and the relegation zone with six matches left.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Yet that buffer will only last so long.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
But those eighteen inches might as well be a mile, a buffer of safety.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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