How to Use bailout in a Sentence
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On a large-screen TV, Barack Obama was explaining the terms of the bailout.
— Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 -
This bailout has led to the biggest political scandal in recent history in Ohio.
— Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2021 -
That included a previous bailout for two Exelon nuclear plants in 2016.
— Dan Petrella, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021 -
Other large industries: The package includes $500 billion for loans to larger industries, but does not include a bailout for cruise lines.
— Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2021 -
Federal bailout dollars can’t fully paper over state budget deficits, especially with remote work cooling the white-hot Manhattan core of the state’s commerce and tax revenue.
— Alyssa Katz, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2021 -
Binance agreed to buy FTX in a bailout, then backed out of the deal.
— Marley Jay, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2023 -
If workers got a raw deal out of the bailout, then so did the planet.
— Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023 -
Bucky orders Brady to salvo the ship’s full bomb load and hit the bailout alarm.
— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024 -
The deal is one of the largest acquisitions by NatWest since its 2008 state bailout.
— William Shaw, Bloomberg.com, 13 Feb. 2023 -
Portman said the bill is not a bailout, and no new funding is going to the agency.
— CBS News, 9 Mar. 2022 -
Both Bennett and Hatch voted in favor of a 2008 bank bailout that rankled those on the far right.
— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 -
If Richter’s agency and the others get a bailout, where is the incentive to do better?
— Richard Wexler, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024 -
The government had been in talks with the IMF about a bailout, barring which Pakistan was sure to default.
— Nazish Brohi, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2022 -
The prospect of a bailout presents China the same kind of moral hazard that the US, for instance, faced during the banking crisis of 2008.
— Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 20 Sep. 2021 -
But as the weeks wore on, a bailout and unfreezing appeared less likely.
— Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 -
Did the pandemic bailout help low-wage workers, or hurt them?
— Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024 -
The time limit was a condition for the EU’s blessing of the previous bailout.
— Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg.com, 24 Oct. 2021 -
Pakistan also hopes the board will approve the release of a crucial $1.1 billion from the bailout.
— Saudi Arabia, Fox News, 11 July 2023 -
Sri Lanka turned to the IMF for help to rescue the economy and secured a bailout package last year.
— Bharatha Mallawarachi, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024 -
So far, there hasn’t been much movement on a federal bailout.
— Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2023 -
Whether that bailout is enough to stabilize the ship for the long haul is another matter.
— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021 -
During the ensuing 4 on 4, Ullmark stared down Tkachuk on a breakaway — and didn’t need to make a bailout save, since Tkachuk hit the iron.
— Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022 -
Inland communities that run short can't count on a bailout from the Great Lakes.
— John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2022 -
Inland communities that run short can’t count on a bailout from the Great Lakes.
— John Flesher, chicagotribune.com, 26 Feb. 2022 -
Some still consider the actions taken by the government over the last week a bailout.
— Victor Ordonez, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2023 -
The fall of the investing giant sent shock waves through global markets and led to a $3.6 billion bailout.
— Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 16 June 2022 -
That’s when the subprime mortgage crisis and the massive bank bailouts happened.
— Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024 -
A lot of people still…would term it as a bailout similar to the auto industry.
— Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023 -
But while the plan has garnered some support from lawmakers across the aisle, Ivey has been firmly against a state bailout.
— Rebecca Griesbach | , al, 28 Mar. 2023 -
The exception was George W. Bush, who in the final months of his tenure in 2008 faced a financial crisis and was forced to back a huge bank bailout that most of his own party opposed.
— Susan Page, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
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We got bailed out by uninformed buyers who wanted to bet against a soft landing.
— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024 -
Trammell lost the ball in the lane and was bailed out by a foul call that put him on the line for one-and-one.
— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024 -
He cannot be bailed out of jail and isn’t due in court again until mid-June, records show.
— Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024 -
Malone bailed out before the plane crashed in the jungle.
— CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024 -
That side of the ball has been bailing out the Chiefs' mistake-prone offense for much of the season.
— Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024 -
He got bailed out by a blocking foul at midcourt and sank one free throw to win it.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024 -
When Lance went down to injury in Week 2, Garoppolo was there to bail out the team.
— Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2023 -
That doesn’t mean Biden was wrong to bail out the depositors.
— Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023 -
Sarah Edwards, a spokesperson for The Bail Project, said 92% of clients who are bailed out will return to court.
— Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023 -
Will Williams rebound after a rough Week 1 where he was bailed out by the defense?
— Andy Scholes, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024 -
Michigan nearly made a big error on the first play of the game, but was bailed out by a few slivers of grass.
— Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024 -
But, hey, no worries: the timely offense helped bail out a busted lead from the bullpen.
— Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 27 June 2023 -
The governor wondered why the state should force Big Tech to bail out some of the state’s biggest news owners.
— Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024 -
The Cowboys have shown a willingness to bail out and stand by their troubled players through the years.
— Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2022 -
Teenagers — which now means members of Gen Z — have long been asked to bail out America.
— Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 6 Oct. 2020 -
There is not enough money in the FDIC to bail out depositors.
— Julian Mark, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023 -
And while Arizona is middle of the pack in many defensive statistics, the offense much of the time has to bail out the D.
— Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020 -
Rangers lefty John King bailed out them out of one jam, only to create another mess in the eighth.
— Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 June 2023 -
Both crews bailed out soon after, floating down to the jungle by parachute.
— Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023 -
With the pandemic winding down and still plenty of cash to go around, now isn’t the time to bail out hospitals.
— Elise Amez-Droz, STAT, 1 Dec. 2022 -
The exchange started the run that felled its rival, FTX, and has since promised to help bail out struggling crypto firms.
— Quartz, 12 Dec. 2022 -
But the squad inside bailed out and managed to safely escape back to cover.
— Ian Pannell, ABC News, 29 June 2023 -
That was the case in the United States when big banks were bailed out to soften a global financial crisis.
— Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023 -
More monthly and energy bills to bail out their fat cat friends who fund their little.
— cleveland, 11 Apr. 2022 -
The Fed and Congress ultimately stepped in to bail out and prevent the further collapse of this grid.
— Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2022 -
Stroman remains in Santa Rita Jail and cannot be bailed out, records show.
— Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024 -
Posting a £28 billion loss, the British government bailed out RBS.
— Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 -
Based on the final score, the pitchers put the coaching staff on a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows, but the offense enjoyed some clutch moments to bail out the team.
— Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2020 -
Once again, an Elizabethan cobbler has to bail out his ne’er-do-well sibling from the village stocks.
— Pat Myers, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 -
Curry isn’t the type to bail out on his cherished franchise after a depressing few months of play.
— Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2021
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