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underwrite

[uhn-der-rahyt, uhn-der-rahyt] / ˌʌn dərˈraɪt, ˈʌn dərˌraɪt /


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Paris didn’t underwrite insurance for that Olympics because of a substantial increase in cost that followed Tokyo’s Covid-driven losses in 2020, according to industry trade reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a new legal obligation for "large-scale" data centres to underwrite power supplies, limit water use, and pay for any extra water infrastructure needed.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

"Breaking this cycle demands action on two fronts," the report said, including "disrupting the financial flows that now underwrite an insurgency".

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

SYDNEY—Australia plans to require data centers to underwrite their electricity and water supplies, as the government seeks to govern the growing artificial-intelligence industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Somebody called and asked about ordering an ID card, the cottage industry that at fifty bucks a pop will help underwrite their contemplated move to Chicago.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Democracy is the heart of our nation’s constitutional regime, and its health underwrites the Constitution’s own vitality.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

Carvana underwrites its own loans, giving it an advantage to used car salesmen, reflected in its cars worth $500 to $1000 versus rivals after reconditioning, helped by its scale, Bellas said.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

“It sort of underwrites all the flash and fun and music and the uncertainty of this current moment,” Streep said, according to Reuters.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

It underwrites a swath of specialized risks, including for natural disasters, shipping, aviation and cyberattacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

What is the liberty which that clause underwrites?

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin

The family of George R. Roberts, co-founder of investment giant KKR, was part of the group that underwrote “Declare.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Insolvency Service, a branch of the Department of Business and Trade, ran the company and underwrote its losses after it collapsed in 2019.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

In late October, brokerage industry regulator Finra started conducting a “review of firm practices” at the multiple firms that underwrote small-cap foreign IPOs between 2023 and September of this year.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

Perhaps Wilson’s closest confidant was Beverly Hills philanthropist Betty Freeman, who underwrote several of Wilson’s productions, including “Einstein on the Beach,” the opera he created with Philip Glass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

A venerable bank underwrote the construction of the new meeting hall.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

That is the product of one company’s own misjudged bet on rates, not any indication of poorly underwritten FHA mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Insurers have been buying private credit underwritten by their new owners or issued by a company controlled by them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

The character is underwritten but Jolie picks up much of the slack through her silently shattered expression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Alphabet said it plans to issue $30 billion in concurrent underwritten public offerings consisting of $15 billion of mandatory convertible preferred stock and $15 billion in its class A and class C common equity.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

This prophecy is underwritten by the tendency of the rich to do this already.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

The underwriting business follows Plaid’s model of focusing on business-to-business relationships with a goal of improving consumers’ experience in the financial world, Perret said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

However, retail cards often have their own underwriting standards, so the issuers may decline your application based on your income, if it’s modest.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

It is the first official underwriting gig for Robinhood, the retail brokerage of meme-stock fame that has in recent years expanded its business well beyond equity and options trading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

An insurer, for example, can use AI to automate claims processing and to connect claims data with underwriting, pricing, fraud detection and customer service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Anything. Insurance underwriting, like Garland was supposed to be doing. Or I’ll emigrate. Yes.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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