cushion
Example Sentences
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Some member states have already proposed relief to cushion the effects of extra costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Stocks on the list feature payout ratios with cushion and a track record of no dividend cuts in five years.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
“I had a good cushion and figured even with a bad stop I’d probably stay ahead but I knew there’d probably be a yellow at some point and there it came,” Rosenqvist lamented.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
A seat cushion from one of the Titanic's lifeboats was sold at the same auction for £390,000.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
I rubbed my hand over the couch cushion.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
Vocabulary lists containing cushion
"Icarus's Flight," Vocabulary from the poem
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 10
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