backstop

Example Sentences

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Paramount says billionaire Larry Ellison is agreeing to personally guarantee $40.4 billion of equity financing for the deal and publish records related to the family trust that backstops the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Barron's

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

He says time is now his most precious commodity, adding: "You just don't have that backstop, do you? That extra support."

From BBC

“We thank the jurors for their service as an essential backstop against prosecutorial overreach in our constitutional system,” they said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times