buffer
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Today, North Korea serves as both buffer and burden for China.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Dizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New Delhi relies on for protection from furnace-hot desert winds.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Many had a buffer that could see them through weeks of disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It may be less of a buffer, but “that’s still a hefty amount of oil,” Emerson said.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
“It is never pleasant to be a buffer, Reuven,” he told me quietly.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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