buffer
noun
an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc.
buffers
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present tense formof buffer (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He said he would seek to leverage tax dollars to help communities better prepare for wildfires, creating buffers and hardening structures because of wildfires that will inevitably occur in certain communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
It's possible that a global AI race travelling at Silicon Valley's top speeds could be about to hit the buffers of very localised political and environmental concerns.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Beyond the immediate geopolitical premium, the physical market is also losing some of the buffers that helped absorb the initial supply shock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The old incurred-loss method for smaller institutions was straightforward and nearly cost-free, and it permitted regulators to use capital requirements to provide adequate buffers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The seven new suns that you saw were dead worlds that we used as buffers to slow down Xlarbti.
From Raiders of the Universes by Donald A. Wandrei
