buffer
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He also said using a projection that accounts for only 75% to 80% of that estimated benefit can help younger workers build a buffer into their retirement finances in case benefits are reduced.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Still, existing local inventory at the company could help buffer immediate foreign-exchange headwinds, she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Their varied diets should also buffer them from imbalances in prey populations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The newly appointed chancellor told the paper he would ensure the UK has a solid "buffer against uncertainty" amid the "dangerous" economic environment that has seen the UK and its allies suffer fiscal damage.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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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He said he would seek to leverage tax dollars to help communities better prepare for wildfires, creating buffers and hardening structures because of wildfires that will inevitably occur in certain communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
It's possible that a global AI race travelling at Silicon Valley's top speeds could be about to hit the buffers of very localised political and environmental concerns.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
For publicly traded state financial firms, shoring up these capital buffers will also help create greater value and deliver steady, long-term returns for investors, it added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
As those cost buffers fade, manufacturers may have to choose between raising prices, accepting lower profit margins, or risking weaker demand, it adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
When the parts are placed properly in position, and the outside blocks or buffers adjusted for opposing pressure, the cramps may be applied and screwed fairly tight.
From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Horace Petherick
"The people who are responsible for doing this in the first place seem to have got away from it, they seem to be protected and buffered and inured," Sheen said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Two other popular First Trust buffered products have lagged behind their benchmarks too.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Despite the considerable hype surrounding these buffered ETFs, Crill has found their risk-reward profile to be substantially similar to the 60/40 portfolio.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
Something about these spirits buffered her, kept her afloat.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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We evaluated streaming performance and P2P behavior by running downloads and streaming concurrently to observe throttling and buffering.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
It resonates more with the progress bar instead of the buffering icon.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
Without my boyfriend’s paycheck buffering our vibes-based accounting, it was time to face the scariest part of managing your money: the spending audit.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
The massive audience tested the technical capacity of the streaming platform, as many fans complained of buffering or losing the video feed completely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
I've looked at a lot of code for electronic buffering.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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