safety net
Example Sentences
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It would also free up funds to help address another fundamental problem in China’s economy: A relatively thin social safety net that leaves many people focused on saving rather than spending what they earn.
County’s acting chief executive officer, said he believed the region’s social safety net was now “an investment opportunity.”
From Los Angeles Times
The idea of expanding the government’s safety net may sound like a reasonable measure to prevent bank failures.
From Barron's
Should I start collecting early as a safety net for her?
From MarketWatch
The engineering manager I worked with scheduled biweekly check-ins, even when she was just acting as the person’s safety net.
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