safe harbor
Americannoun
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a harbor considered safe for a ship, as in wartime or during a storm at sea.
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any place or situation that offers refuge or protection.
Example Sentences
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In a letter to the Labor Department, the CFP Board warned that the proposal’s prescribed process and safe harbor “create a serious risk that prudence will be reduced to a check-the-box exercise.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The next month, she announced that she was leaving the safe harbor of Fox News for the open seas of NBC.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
“Planned shipments are on schedule and the Port of Long Beach remains a safe harbor in the sea of trade and geopolitical uncertainty,” said port CEO Noel Hacegaba.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
The three Iranian ships scrambled to find safe harbor elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
In the safe harbor of each other’s company they could afford to abandon the ways of other people and concentrate on their own perceptions of things.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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