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rainy day

NOUN
possible time of need
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“Treasury is not going to utilize its entire rainy day fund to fund its buyback program. This is not exactly Draghi-esque, a do-whatever-it-takes moment. This is not Ben Bernanke’s bazooka,” Brusuelas said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

The measure would also allow lawmakers to exempt money they put into the rainy day fund and the temporary holding account from state spending limits.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

This argument runs that because quasilegal internal migrants lack access to the social safety net, they save too much for a rainy day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

On a stereotypically rainy day in Manchester, we're ushered into a kitchen that at first glance appears to be in a normal terraced house.

From BBC May 30, 2026

I keep my eyes on the door and think about the last rainy day.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na




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