backstop

When the president requires an emotional backstop and perhaps a bit of reining in, the first gentleman exercises his own version of diplomacy.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The California filings, made by banks taking liens over stock collateral, offer a glimpse at part of the increased borrowing as Ellison committed to backstop billions to get the Warner deal over the finish line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Benefits will become the backstop, not the starting point," Burnham wrote in his piece published in Monday's paper.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

In the past, courts have supplied this important backstop in other widespread policy challenges, such as the public health threats of tobacco use and the opioid epidemic, that lacked adequate legislative or regulatory responses.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Your exercise will take place on the triangular yard outside the unit—thirty yards by twenty yards by twenty yards, with a mural of wildlife hung above the basketball backstop.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

The region is better equipped to handle market fallout these days, backstopped by the European Central Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

California backstopped the federal subsidies for the lowest-income enrollees — mostly those for households earning up to 150% of the federal poverty level, or $23,940 for individuals and $49,500 for a family of four.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

In the traditional model, developers and external investors—often infrastructure funds and banks—took on the risk of developing and constructing the project, with financing backstopped by the creditworthy tech company’s power purchase agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

U.S.-aligned leaders will see their policies backstopped, while the likes of Brazil have assets both sides want.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

Multiple Democratic- and Republican-run states, as well as Native American tribes, declared emergencies and backstopped tens of millions of dollars for food payments, while acknowledging that that still wouldn’t suffice.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025

Warner’s board told shareholders to reject Paramount’s bid last week, citing concerns that the Ellisons weren’t fully backstopping the financing.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

In recent calls with U.S. officials, European officials have stressed that they can only offer Ukraine clear security commitments once they know what role the U.S. would play in backstopping those plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

How the U.S. government is backstopping the tech boom.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025

The settlement resolved a dispute over the amount of new stock that Cineworld's lenders would receive for backstopping the exit financing.

From Reuters ● May 2, 2023

With Darrow doing most of the backstopping, and Larson ready to fill in any moment he’s needed, you’re going to keep a five-thousand-dollar catcher on the bench for a pinch hitter!

From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Burt L. Standish