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Example Sentences

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Individuals started bailing out last fall over worries about defaults and withdrawals picked up in February when fears rose about losses on loans to software companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Often, São Paulo capybaras just need rescuing after they’ve trespassed: Sometimes a capybara has made its way into a home or business overnight and needs bailing out.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

However, bailing out of stocks in the summer only outperformed in 22 out of 53 years.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

"Treating one while ignoring the other is a bit like bailing water out of a boat without fixing the leak."

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Two holes had been punched in each end and the ends were laced together with bailing wire.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls