Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Consumer spending, propped up by a resilient jobs market, had buoyed the economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
The climate minister for the Maldives, which faces inundation from the climate-driven rise in sea levels, said the new EU offer had buoyed hopes among delegates from climate-vulnerable nations.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2022
The bumper harvest from the previous year had buoyed him to do even more this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022
Several factors are driving the slowdown, including the absence of the federal pandemic stimulus that had buoyed consumer spending, and rising interest rates as the Federal Reserve tries to rein in inflation, Turek said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
He had buoyed himself up to the last.
From Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey
