are cushioning
- present progressive of cushion.
Example Sentences
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Higher oil prices are cushioning the blow and could even, counterintuitively, benefit its economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Growing IT investments and the wealth effect from equity markets are cushioning the impact of tariffs, Fitch says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Tech firms' "massive spending cycles and resilient profitability are cushioning the broader indices and giving this rally an aura of inevitability," said Innes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
“Consequently, we are cushioning this effect with the instruments that we have and sharing in a fair, equitable way the economic and social costs of the war,” he added.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
We must look close at life, and not lie to ourselves, because our ways are cushioning a little.
From Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation by Comfort, Will Levington
