backstop

Example Sentences

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If all goes well in the industry, private insurers might be happy to offer factories their coverage without a state backstop and developers and lenders may no longer insist upon that extra layer of protection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Flight attendant unions and advocacy groups for airline executives, recognizing the warning signs, have repeatedly begged the federal government to figure out a funding backstop for TSA salaries.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

This would increase the risk and costs for taxpayers who backstop mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

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 • Mar. 6, 2026

Another new ball from behind the backstop and Willis roughing it up again.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt