safe harbor

noun

1. a harbor considered safe for a ship, as in wartime or during a storm at sea.

2. any place or situation that offers refuge or protection.

Example Sentences

In August, nine Republican senators wrote Chavez-DeRemer asking the Labor Department to declare a “safe harbor” to insulate plans that offer alternative assets from lawsuits.

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I now see gold as a safe harbor asset in a way that the dollar used to be viewed.’”

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This could also be a nod at the city’s failure to coordinate an exit plan for the 100,000 people who would have no safe harbor and few, if any, resources to leave the city.

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Harbaugh said he often notices the rookies looking for safe harbor in other rooms.

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“This is unattractive to scholars all over the world,” said Lampton, who noted that countries such as England and Germany could benefit from academics seeking safe harbor outside the U.S.

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