backstop

Example Sentences

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If all goes well in the industry, private insurers might be happy to offer factories their coverage without a state backstop and developers and lenders may no longer insist upon that extra layer of protection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

Flight attendant unions and advocacy groups for airline executives, recognizing the warning signs, have repeatedly begged the federal government to figure out a funding backstop for TSA salaries.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

International Development Finance Corporation, created to support the government’s overseas development investments, will be deployed for the reinsurance program, which would create a federal backstop for private insurers in the region.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Dad had enough gall to be divided into three parts, and the ability and poise to backstop the front he placed before the world.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey