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has buoyed

  • present perfect
    of buoy (3rd person singular).
    buoy
    noun
    a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.

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The recent weakening of the dollar has buoyed commodities priced in the greenback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The health care sector has buoyed the US labor market over the last year, with more Americans aging and requiring medical assistance.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 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