backstop
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Crypto firms are racing to backstop the industry’s biggest decentralized lender after North Korea-linked hackers absconded with $190 million from the platform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Under the terms of the acquisition, the Ellisons have agreed to backstop the entire amount.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Most of that can be invested, but he may need to set aside a chunk to backstop Berkshire’s huge property and casualty insurance operations.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Habeas was once supposed to provide a federal backstop when state courts failed.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
I’m supposed to use this time to make my own notes on the radio interview yesterday—as a kind of backstop in case the actual broadcast doesn’t match up with what v.L. remembers of it.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing backstop
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