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security blanket

NOUN
psychological support
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That uniformity is a security blanket for Joy Yip, a 47-year-old real-estate agent who recently visited a Costco near Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

While premiums have gone up in recent years, and coverage maxes out at $250,000, the program still constitutes a security blanket on Florida’s Gulf Coast, where coverage rates are high.

From Slate Oct. 9, 2024

Tight end Colston Loveland, McCarthy’s security blanket, will be back.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2024

Without his security blanket, reigning NFL league MVP Patrick Mahomes was just 21 of 39 for 226 yards with two touchdown passes and an interception.

From Seattle Times Sep. 11, 2023

I don’t want to say that I’m mad because I was left without my security blanket: her.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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