backstop

When the president requires an emotional backstop and perhaps a bit of reining in, the first gentleman exercises his own version of diplomacy.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Benefits will become the backstop, not the starting point," Burnham wrote in his piece published in Monday's paper.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Unfortunately it would not be financially viable for Hyroad to backstop Nikola’s warranties for vehicles already sold,” a company spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

These days, the deals are also likely to backstop securities trades for hedge-fund clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I march to the field, along the edge of the grass, all the way to the far corner, away from the school, behind the backstop.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

That’s a particular concern for Nvidia, which has backstopped customers to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Never before in this City’s history has a private organization been backstopped by the city of Los Angeles to carry out an endeavor of this size and scale,” Mejia wrote to LA28.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

OpenAI has signed a lease for the project, backstopped by a commitment from Nvidia to take it over if OpenAI defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"The market firmly bought into Wednesday's solid earnings story from the hyperscalers, with risk appetite also backstopped by the broader path on the geopolitical front continuing to lead towards de-escalation," said Pepperstone's Michael Brown.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

Multiple Democratic- and Republican-run states, as well as Native American tribes, declared emergencies and backstopped tens of millions of dollars for food payments, while acknowledging that that still wouldn’t suffice.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025

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 ● Dec. 22, 2025

How the U.S. government is backstopping the tech boom.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025

Nvidia also committed to purchase any unsold cloud-computing capacity from CoreWeave through 2032, effectively backstopping its customer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

The settlement resolved a dispute over the amount of new stock that Cineworld's lenders would receive for backstopping the exit financing.

From Reuters ● May 2, 2023

"I'll let that do most of the backstopping."

From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Morgan Scott