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By the way, faster economic growth has buoyed tax revenue, which increased 3% during the first 11 months of this fiscal year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
To be sure, rising defense spending in the U.S. and Europe has buoyed American defense stocks.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Progress on the crypto market structure legislation has buoyed digital assets.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Investors see it as a near-certainty that the Fed will cut rates on Wednesday, a prospect that has buoyed technology stocks and other risky assets lately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
The visit from the Red Cross has buoyed them.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
