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Examples of safety net in a Sentence
The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
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Yet, nonprofit leaders and mothers told the AP there are still significant gaps in the safety net.
—Laura Ungar and Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Remember that China’s high saving rate is driven by the lack of a social safety net.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Long Time No See has unveiled the lineup for the 2025 edition of Alt Comedy All-Stars, the fundraiser benefiting nonprofit Comedy Gives Back in its work as a safety net for the comedy community.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2024, Cuba has suffered island-wide rolling blackouts that lasted more than a week, hundreds of thousands of people emigrated from the island and the social safety net once provided by the government all but evaporated.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Safety net.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20net. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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