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Perhaps you can treat an adviser as a backstop — an ally who’s there when you need support.

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The IMF chief said China should spend more on cleaning up its property sector and providing a backstop for households, and “much less” on subsidizing its factories.

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The Second Bank of the U.S. would stabilize currency and backstop riskier state banks.

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The deal highlighted how the market’s seemingly endless enthusiasm for Nvidia’s stock is providing a financial backstop for the entire AI market.

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The insurers unlock substantial amounts of money that otherwise would be required to backstop policyholders.

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