bail out

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Recent Examples of bail out They were bailed out with taxpayer funds, and the Department of Treasury received preferred shares in return, which paid billions of dollars in dividends over the years. Andrea Shalal, Reuters, 8 Aug. 2025 With little time before the boat would certainly sink, Callahan, wearing only a t-shirt, grabbed some essentials and bailed out into his life raft. Mark Gray, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025 But common sense is going to tell you, when the state is on your side, the insurance companies are going to bail out. Rob Davis, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025 But in Hollywood the more apt analogy might be to Brad Pitt’s World War Z, a movie Ellison’s money bailed out after its budget ballooned and an explosive climactic scene shot in Budapest (for Red Square) was deemed, in technical industry parlance, bad. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bail out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail out
Verb
  • As the two left the stage, Carey and Grande shared another hug and exited together.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His first and only target came mid-way through the second quarter – taking a hit in the ribs and exiting the game.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Florida Aquarium has 100 adult corals that were rescued from disease and then rescued from the 2023 marine heat wave.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • At the time of Sunday’s disaster, the Taliban government was using helicopters to rescue those affected by the quake, as the mountainous terrain and landslides triggered by the natural disaster made providing aid challenging.
    David Chiu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Officers said — and video showed — the rancher moved his hands into his jacket after exiting his truck immediately following the crash.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The website’s mobile observatory — which moves about in search of clear skies — will this year be in Cyprus, where the partial eclipse phases occur 30 minutes after moonrise, with totality an hour after that.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The two wanted the Power of Veto winner to use the ability to keep Panaro, but instead, the winner saved themselves.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • For engineers and designers, this framework is like giving a GPS map through the complex terrain of foam design—saving months of trial-and-error testing.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The United dressing room was said to be toxic and fractured when Mourinho departed, with Solskjaer would be the man to repair it.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Lock your home before departing.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those in a market that can buy a version with a SIM tray will get a 3,988mAh battery.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo can manufacture easy touches for Brown to get him in rhythm early.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors said the 22-year-old man did not go with him to the hospital.
    Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When the screams faded away, Monica Santana and Maria Lema, who had driven down from Waukegan to scream, peeled off.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bark appears to be peeling off some of the branches whilst others seem to be sprouting new shoots.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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