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    buoy

    US /ˈbui, bɔɪ/

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    UK /bɔɪ/

    B2
    n. (c.)Countable Noun(Often official) floating marker in water or sea
    When we were children we used to swim all the way out to the red buoy and back
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo lift something up; give a boost to
    The Navy attempted to buoy the ship after the accident

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    • I think we're clearing the red buoy.

      I think we're clearing the red buoy.

    • I think we're clearing the red buoy.

      I think we're clearing the red buoy.

    B1

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    17:20Top 10 Facts - Battlefield
    • It was eventually discovered that if 10 players gathered around a buoy on the map Nansha Strike, this happens.

      It was eventually discovered that if 10 players gathered around a buoy on the map Nansha Strike, this happens.

    B2

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    15:11Cloudbreak Is Probably the Best Wave in the World – Here’s Why
    • You know, we don't have a buoy right off the top of the roof, so you can't measure the exact size,

      You know, we don't have a buoy right off the top of the roof, so you can't measure the exact size,

    • You know, we don't have a buoy right off the top of the reef, so you can't measure the exact size, but I think we estimated it to be like 13 to 14 feet, about 19 seconds.

      You know, we don't have a buoy right off the top of the reef, so you can't measure the exact size, but I think we estimated it to be like 13 to 14 feet, about 19 seconds.

    B1

    What Starbucks tells us about the US economy | FT

    03:02What Starbucks tells us about the US economy | FT
    • And this really speaks to the fact that corporate America has been doing a shell game in the last two years of issuing debt - cheap debt - debt load at Starbucks has increased threefold in the last couple of years, and then using that debt to buy back their own shares in order to buoy the price.

      And this really speaks to the fact that corporate America has been doing a shell game in the last two years of issuing debt - cheap debt - debt load at Starbucks has increased threefold in the last couple of years, and then using that debt to buy back their own shares in order to buoy the price.

    • and then using that debt to buy back their own shares in order to buoy the price.

      and then using that debt to buy back their own shares in order to buoy the price.

    A2

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    15:27Top 10 Nations That Won't Exist in 2115 — TopTenzNet
    • Bates took over the platform for use in pirate radio. After an argument over a buoy led to

      Bates took over the platform for use in pirate radio. After an argument over a buoy led to

    B1

    The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam

    25:03The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam
    • Imagine, a couple generations ago, this buoy bobbed in the harbor.

      Imagine, a couple generations ago, this buoy bobbed in the harbor.

    • this buoy bobbed in the harbor.

      this buoy bobbed in the harbor.

    B1

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    15:13Chapter 29 - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - The Black Spot Again
    • go about and reach for the other buoy.

      go about and reach for the other buoy.

    B1

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    06:09Why Elemental Bombed At The Box Office
    • To put it bluntly, the cast of "Elemental" doesn't have any big-name actors to buoy it up to greater success.

      To put it bluntly, the cast of "Elemental" doesn't have any big-name actors to buoy it up to greater success.

    • To put it bluntly, the cast of "Elemental" doesn't have any big-name actors to buoy it up to greater success.

      To put it bluntly, the cast of "Elemental" doesn't have any big-name actors to buoy it up to greater success.

    B2

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    11:01Calling it! THIS Is Your Next Luxurious Getaway | Best In Travel 2023
    • Hop in the water, and you'll naturally buoy to the top, floating effortlessly.

      Hop in the water, and you'll naturally buoy to the top, floating effortlessly.

    • Hop in the water, and you'll naturally buoy to the top, floating effortlessly.

      Hop in the water, and you'll naturally buoy to the top, floating effortlessly.

    B2

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    23:18Exploring NOVA SCOTIA's South Shore 🐚⛵ | Visiting Lunenburg, LaHave Islands, Beaches & Sea Caves!
    • With a buoy to hold them so they wouldn't go to the bottom.

      With a buoy to hold them so they wouldn't go to the bottom.

    • A buoy at each end and the line with the hooks, you know, like bobbing there waiting for the fish to come in and to bite.

      A buoy at each end and the line with the hooks, you know, like bobbing there waiting for the fish to come in and to bite.

    B1