safety net

Example Sentences

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The country’s limited social safety net causes people — especially women like Simmons — to face impossible choices.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

We also have $200,000 in cash as a safety net.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But if it doesn’t, dividend stocks create a solid safety net for the fog of war.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

While he described welfare as a necessary "safety net", he vowed to get thousands of economically inactive Scots back into work.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“I have the most amazing safety net a person could have,” he said, “incredible, loving, involved, and wealthy parents.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times