buffer
Example Sentences
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It creates a buffer between the set-up of the play, and the ball being delivered into the box.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
“If Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel for long, the tax-refund buffer will eventually be exhausted, real income growth will compress further, and aggregate demand will slow.”
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Jargon, while efficiently encoding this knowledge, adds a safety buffer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“The U.S. energy system has a buffer, but it doesn’t operate in a vacuum. Global tightness and domestic bottlenecks still show up in gasoline prices,” Babin said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
He seemed to see, in their closeness, proof of his own good choice, as though he had knowingly brought a gift to his family, a buffer between his wife and daughter.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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