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buoyant

[boi-uhnt, boo-yuhnt] / ˈbɔɪ ənt, ˈbu yənt /




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That’s because a buoyant stock market lifted capital gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

From what we see of Scotty in flashbacks, he was a buoyant blond goofball — exactly the kind of guy that the apparently friendless and family-less Kenna would have clung to like a life preserver.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures settled lower as easing demand for heating weighed against buoyant LNG export flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Newcastle had taken the lead against the much-changed visitors at a buoyant St James' Park.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Or maybe Annabelle is just buoyant enough for everyone.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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