Examples of safety net in a Sentence
The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
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Johnson also will provide a safety net if Demercado or Brashard Smith were to miss time.
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Pete Sweeney
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
San Diegans are struggling with rising costs of water, transportation and other basic expenses, and cuts to federal safety net programs threaten to impose new costs on many.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Inside a New York City welfare office, WELFARE reveals the human struggles, bureaucratic barriers, and impossible choices at the heart of the social safety net.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
As of now, standard state benefits are the primary safety net available.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
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Pete Sweeney
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
San Diegans are struggling with rising costs of water, transportation and other basic expenses, and cuts to federal safety net programs threaten to impose new costs on many.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Inside a New York City welfare office, WELFARE reveals the human struggles, bureaucratic barriers, and impossible choices at the heart of the social safety net.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
As of now, standard state benefits are the primary safety net available.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
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“Safety net.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20net. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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