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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 comments follow a softer-than-expected inflation report last week, which had buoyed hopes that price pressures were easing and the Fed could scale back its hefty interest rate hikes.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 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
Being so densely packed, too, it had buoyed him up, and kept him from dashing against the sharp, jagged edges of the rock.
From The Young Mountaineers Short Stories by Malcolm Fraser
