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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

Gomes also noted that Miguel Rojas’ surehanded glove gives the team a security blanket at the position as well.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2023

One of the game’s best route runners, the dependable Cooper is a security blanket for Watson and P.J.

From Washington Times Nov. 2, 2023

“Ah yes. Like a security blanket, Amelia was using her noise-canceling headphones to soothe her sound sensitivity, making her social isolation worse.”

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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