How to Use insure against in a Sentence
insure against
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What Sahm is focused on is not the headline rate cut but the underlying fragility in the job market that the Fed is trying to insure against.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
10 Dec. 2025
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Skew, the premium investors pay to insure against sharp declines, is only modestly elevated.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The satellites themselves will need to be leased, insured against orbital debris and launch failure and traded as assets when their commercial value or strategic ownership shifts.
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Nigel Morris,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Financially, farmers and financiers can buy derivative contracts like futures or credit default swaps that insure against the risk of commodity price fluctuations or loans defaulting.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026
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In Cameron Park, homes with concrete roof tiles, steel pergolas and ember-resistant attic vents are marketed to buyers balancing long-term wildfire risk — and the cost of insuring against it in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Such insurance contracts are commonplace among teams and players to insure against adverse events, according to Karl Lockhart, a DePaul University law professor specialized in prediction markets.
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Camila Grigera Naon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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