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Recent Examples of buoy
Christina Larson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Abbott has also ordered state police to help federal authorities detain unauthorized immigrants and is adding more barriers at the border, including razor wire and buoys in the Rio Grande.
—Ana Campbell, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
Linh Ta, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
In fact, inflation rose much more than expected last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday – rising another half percentage point last month overall, buoyed by surging fuel and egg prices.
—David Goldman, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The scientists confirmed this by comparing location data of young turtles with the routes of drifting buoys set in the water at the same time.
—Christina Larson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Abbott has also ordered state police to help federal authorities detain unauthorized immigrants and is adding more barriers at the border, including razor wire and buoys in the Rio Grande.
—Ana Campbell, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Reid's store only offers delivery and carry-out and is buoyed by the brand's local recognition.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
In fact, inflation rose much more than expected last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday – rising another half percentage point last month overall, buoyed by surging fuel and egg prices.
—David Goldman, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
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But those precursor awards are also imperfect indicators, and some of them have better track records than others.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Fed's next decision on interest rates will likely hinge on continued economic indicators, including hiring trends and inflation data.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Nvidia, which has become one of the market’s most influential stocks, rose 3.9% after its 8.5% tumble Thursday and was the strongest force lifting the S&P 500.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Elon Musk's company is targeting Monday evening (March 3) for Flight 8 of Starship, which will lift off from Starbase in South Texas, near the border city of Brownsville.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Court of Arbitration for Sport bans Chinese triple Olympic gold medallist Sun Yang from swimming for 8 years for breaking anti-doping rules.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Families can explore ancient ruins such as Tulum and Coba, swim in natural cenotes, or take part in eco-adventures at Xcaret and Xel-Há parks.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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If the unemployment rate remains at around 4% in upcoming reports, then its likely that some of these other economic signals prove to be a false alarm and that any dip in growth is perhaps due to more technical factors.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Carlee Patterson, 25, of Bristol faces two counts of misconduct with a motor vehicle and a single count of failure to obey a traffic control signal, according to Lt. Eric Hanson of the Bristol Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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Europe and the United States must steel themselves for a long and painful process.—
Wolfgang Ischinger,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Mar. 2025
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The speaker here is one of those men — summoning his courage in the face of terror, steeling himself for the unimaginable.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Republicans have floated imposing work requirements or changing the way the federal government provides Medicaid money to states, according to the AP.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Large Arabic numerals seem to float between the sapphire crystal and the movement, standing out with white Super-LumiNova for added visibility.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These signs include avoiding each other or keeping their distance, swiping, biting, dilated pupils, flattened ears, hissing, litter box guarding, urinating outside of the litter box, territorial aggression, and toy hoarding.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Officials have said no signs of foul play are apparent, and an autopsy found no external trauma to either Hackman or Arakawa.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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One bus transported detainees from Israel’s Ofer prison in the Occupied West Bank to Ramallah where cheering crowds had gathered to greet them.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the last slide was a video of her character Zöe, a bartender, dancing with a ketchup bottle with Moynahan and Bello cheering her on.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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