Examples of safety net in a Sentence
The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
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Time and again, both parties have reinforced systemic inequality through cuts to housing assistance, erosion of the social safety net, and a growing trend to treat housing as a commodity rather than a public good, the book argues.
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Ericka Taylor, NPR, 4 June 2025
The bill, in part, extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and boosts funding for border and defense priorities, while making cuts to spending on social safety net programs such as Medicaid and food aid.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Democrats have slammed the bill as harmful to working families and the safety net.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
To offset some of those costs, the bill includes steep spending cuts, which would have a direct impact on some safety net programs.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Ericka Taylor, NPR, 4 June 2025
The bill, in part, extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and boosts funding for border and defense priorities, while making cuts to spending on social safety net programs such as Medicaid and food aid.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Democrats have slammed the bill as harmful to working families and the safety net.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
To offset some of those costs, the bill includes steep spending cuts, which would have a direct impact on some safety net programs.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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“Safety net.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20net. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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