backstop
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Crypto firms are racing to backstop the industry’s biggest decentralized lender after North Korea-linked hackers absconded with $190 million from the platform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Calabasas 10, Oaks Christian 9: With two out in the top of the seventh, Oaks Christian had a chance to tie when the pitch went to the backstop.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Discovery board members had demanded that Ellison — one of the world’s richest men — backstop the deal’s financial structure due to initial concerns about it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
But memory suppliers didn’t have the backstop of AI cloud spending at that point, Melius noted, and the sales model relied on spot buying rather than longer-term contracts.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
She rode the bike up to the backstop fence behind home plate and jumped off.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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