backstop
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Defense officials said American manufacturers might be needed to backstop traditional defense companies and asked whether the companies could rapidly shift to defense work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Habeas was once supposed to provide a federal backstop when state courts failed.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Coal still accounts for more than half of China’s domestic energy mix and provides a reliable domestic energy backstop, they say, adding that Beijing could ramp up domestic coal production in the coming weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
For merger-arbitrage investors, Paramount’s all-cash bid with a ticking fee and a defined regulatory backstop materially reduced spread risk compared to a stock-heavy transaction subject to extended Justice Department review.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
To the left, behind a baseball backstop, was a green scoreboard.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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