backstop
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Many wealthy schools embrace the “whole language” approach to reading, but the parents acted as a backstop, ensuring that their children learned how to read even if they didn’t learn it well in school.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The two countries have agreed to accelerate projects, including upgrading and building more treatment and discharge facilities in Mexico and expanding a plant on the American side built years ago as a backstop.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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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