underwrite
Example Sentences
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When the lender doesn’t bear the risk of a loan going bad, there is no incentive to underwrite it carefully.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The big investment banks are gearing up for the biggest IPO in history as they underwrite Elon Musk’s rocket-launch company.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
“Instead, investors are being asked to underwrite the company’s larger silicon ambitions, which we believe means the market is going to be increasingly sensitive to Arm’s spending discipline.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
When China was credited with brokering the Saudi-Iran rapprochement in 2023, the two nations had conducted years of back-channel talks and simply required a low-risk broker to underwrite the final agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Luckily, Simba Quix was still willing to underwrite my expenses, and I was able to continue playing tennis each afternoon, instead of being out working to pay my way through school.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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