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So that’s what is cushioning much of the initial hit to households from higher gas prices, Skordeles says.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Manufacturers in the CBI survey expect slower growth over the next three months, although a backlog of orders is cushioning the impact of weaker demand, at least temporarily.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2022

“There are expectations for looser monetary policy everywhere in the world, and this is cushioning the markets against recent uncertain developments,” said Masayuki Kichikawa, chief macro strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management said in Tokyo.

From The Guardian • Aug. 20, 2019

State aid is cushioning the blow but that, too, is a short-term fix.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2016

One, a man, chooses a boat after trying several, and, with similar show of unavoidable delay, is cushioning the seats with carefully-arranged moss in four times the necessary quantity.

From Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 by Various