backstop

In the past, courts have supplied this important backstop in other widespread policy challenges, such as the public health threats of tobacco use and the opioid epidemic, that lacked adequate legislative or regulatory responses.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

This is an example of how a trusted contact on a financial account can be a backstop against elder fraud.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

That’s because of an agreement approved by then-Mayor Eric Garcetti and other city officials committing Los Angeles to be a financial backstop for the 2028 Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Nvidia has been at the center of a flurry of recent dealmaking activity, using its financial heft to backstop data-center financing and other deals with customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

The region is better equipped to handle market fallout these days, backstopped by the European Central Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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

“This backstopped exchange results in no risk and no value leakage to WBD shareholders while delivering substantial value to WBD bondholders,” Paramount says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

U.S.-aligned leaders will see their policies backstopped, while the likes of Brazil have assets both sides want.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 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

Larger technology companies have started backstopping deals with AI startups to help them secure access.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

In recent calls with U.S. officials, European officials have stressed that they can only offer Ukraine clear security commitments once they know what role the U.S. would play in backstopping those plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 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