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
The rule proposed Monday makes clear that so-called continuation funds, where a firm buys a fund from its own affiliate using its own proprietary valuation methods, wouldn’t be eligible for the Labor Department’s safe harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
In essence, seniors who thought they had found a safe harbor for their healthcare face the real possibility that they will no longer have adequate insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026
This, for me, began a habit that has sustained me for life, keeping a close and high-spirited council of girlfriends—a safe harbor of female wisdom.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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