backstop
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“I do think the U.S. government will backstop some of these companies in a dire situation, perhaps in exchange or equity,” Wallerstein said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
A government stake could provide an implicit backstop, making OpenAI too big to fail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Over a full cycle, that is the better deal, even for the investors hoping for a backstop.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
"Coal is moving from being the engine of growth toward being a backstop for energy security and power system reliability."
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Another new ball from behind the backstop and Willis roughing it up again.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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
Paramount’s deal requires $41 billion in equity, backstopped by Larry Ellison’s family and RedBird Capital Partners, according to a regulatory filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
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
Mass manufacturing backstopped American primacy in the 20th century; the U.S. outbuilt and outinnovated its totalitarian foes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
He backstopped the Kraken’s best run of the season, the only reason they were still in playoff contention.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
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
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 Avalanche’s challengers in the Central range from the Stars to the Minnesota Wild, who still have Marc-Andre Fleury backstopping them and a couple of dynamic scorers in Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
"I'll let that do most of the backstopping."
From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Scott, Morgan
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