bail out

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Recent Examples of bail out Both men were bailed out of jail, Fitzpatrick's office said. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025 Or when Anheuser-Busch stepped up a few years later to help bail out the Circus Parade, in part by using their ad on top of the Clark Building to promote the parade, which had been started with money from Schlitz. Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 Because cigarette sales declined faster than expected, some states faced the choice of bailing out their tobacco funds or risk defaulting. Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025 In 1998, hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management was bailed out after its highly leveraged bets on bond arbitrage went belly up after the Russian debt default. Alex Pron, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bail out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail out
Verb
  • The Policy Forum’s analysis found that educators in Wisconsin’s small districts were more likely to exit their jobs, as well as those working in urban districts and districts with mostly low-income students or students of color.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • All across the locker room, guys were eager to flush Seattle’s 38-35 loss to the Bucs and exit the venue.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Season 3 picks up with the Monster Association arc, as S-class heroes band together to rescue a hostage taken by monsters claiming affiliation with the villainous organization.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • According to motorists who helped firefighters rescue the passengers of the Airbus E130 helicopter on the eastbound lanes of Highway 50, Smith had been pinned beneath the helicopter and was not responsive when she was taken to UCDMC.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a positive sign, Nunoo was moving his hands and fingers, according to Sutton.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • That includes other immigrants who continue to buy homes to move into or to invest in, even some without legal immigration status.
    Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Truly, the gadget is that girl — capable of smoothing, de-frizzing, and adding effortless bounce to your locks while granting damage-free curls thanks to Shark’s Coanda technology (which automatically wraps strands around the barrel, saving you the time and hassle of DIYing it).
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Then in the classroom, OP's son had saved Ella a spot next to him.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • A number of long-serving youth coaches have departed United due to cutbacks at the club, while The Athletic reported on Monday head of academy recruitment Luke Fedorenko will depart having accepted an offer to work for a major football agency.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • However, when host Taylor Tomlinson decided to depart in early 2025, CBS canceled the show, and Allen returned last month.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The goal is to get a congress of 15, with at least eight members coming from Cincinnati's homeless shelters and seven representing people who live outdoors or in temporary housing.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Jonathan Taylor got the three touchdowns but was hardly explosive on a down-to-down basis.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Milwaukee rewarded him with a two-year, $11 million contract in July, and, with Damian Lillard gone, Porter is now the point guard, which was confirmed by Doc Rivers a few weeks ago.
    Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • They Chiefs needed just five plays to go 97 yards for the TD.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Simply place them sticky side down over your cheekbones, dab the patches with a wet towel for 60 seconds (like a temporary tattoo of yore), and peel off to reveal a glittering look.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Critics note the time and effort needed to remove stubborn labels—after all, few things are more irritating than peeling off a label and being met with sticky residue.
    Caelan McMichael, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025

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