Examples of safety net in a Sentence
The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
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Chinese policymakers are urgently trying to address a plummeting birth rate, fearing that the rapidly aging workforce and burden on social safety nets will drag on the world's second-largest economy.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump officials and Republican politicians have long said that more federal spending on safety net programs is not the solution to poverty and that poor people need to be less dependent on government aid and exercise more personal responsibility.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
When effectively structured, this policy will be your safety net, protecting you from potential personal financial losses that may arise from lawsuits stemming from your management decisions.
—Jen Scales, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Despite this, with the help of Social Security, Medicare, and union benefits, we were lifted up by a strong social safety net.
—The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump officials and Republican politicians have long said that more federal spending on safety net programs is not the solution to poverty and that poor people need to be less dependent on government aid and exercise more personal responsibility.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
When effectively structured, this policy will be your safety net, protecting you from potential personal financial losses that may arise from lawsuits stemming from your management decisions.
—Jen Scales, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Despite this, with the help of Social Security, Medicare, and union benefits, we were lifted up by a strong social safety net.
—The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Safety net.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20net. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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