shock absorber

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Efficient freight rail acts as a foundational shock absorber for national supply chains and a shield protecting the global competitiveness of our exporters.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Still, it has become a shock absorber in some key markets, sustaining trade and helping contain global inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

First, China has turned itself into the world’s oil shock absorber.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

The oligoethylene glycol units act as a type of shock absorber that adjusts to the appropriate length to make certain the shapes can fit together in a near-perfect manner.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

A good place to hide could be under the cars, up between the axles, balancing on a foot-wide iron shock absorber.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario