backstop
Example Sentences
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International Development Finance Corporation, created to support the government’s overseas development investments, will be deployed for the reinsurance program, which would create a federal backstop for private insurers in the region.
From Barron's
Organizers said they could provide a financial backstop — aided by the Kraft Group, which owns the stadium as well as primary tenant the New England Patriots — on June 1 if federal funds remain delayed.
From MarketWatch
Investors will be paying close attention to these backstops in power agreements as they become more common.
What’s Next: Paramount victory is helped by the willingness of billionaire Larry Ellison to backstop the deal and give his son David, Paramount’s CEO, the prize he wanted.
From Barron's
Carney was flying to India on Thursday to seek closer trade ties, as part of his strategy to backstop Canada's economy should free trade with the US collapse.
From Barron's
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