Examples of safety net in a Sentence
The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
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The more money these peak boomers have saved for retirement, the less strain the U.S.’s social safety net will be under—to say nothing of what kind of quality of life these boomers might expect in retirement.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Democrats, with their expansive vision of government, and a desire to broaden the social safety net, embraced these tools as a way to keep costs down and make programs more politically palatable.
—TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Democrats, with their expansive vision of government, and a desire to broaden the social safety net, embraced these tools as a way to keep costs down and make programs more politically palatable.
—TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Safety net.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20net. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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