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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

“We intend to be disruptive in this space,” Robinhood Chief Executive Vlad Tenev said in June, when the company received regulatory approval to underwrite deals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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

“We would use compute optionality as a reason to own the AI infrastructure play in Meta, but we would not underwrite a ‘full blown’ hyperscaler compute annuity stream,” Mahaney wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

All that was left was the furniture that was absolutely necessary, the silver candelabra and table service, for the everyday utensils had been sold one by one to underwrite the costs of her education.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Goldman’s Solomon said the bank is “highly selective” about the risk it underwrites and the capital it commits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

“Affirm underwrites every application and we only approve people for what we believe they can responsibly afford to repay as Affirm never charges any late or hidden fees. We’re approaching this use case thoughtfully.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

Whoever underwrites this for us will send an expert back with me and will wait for his report before making a loan.

From Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West by William MacLeod Raine

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

This upends the basic arrangement that underwrote great cities—what they are, how they work and who pays for them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 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

And it represents a sobering turnabout for a foundation so prolific at Columbia that it underwrote both the Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion and the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2024

Howard embraced the idea, underwrote the entire cost, and arranged to have Ridgewood’s orchards, fields, and dairy supply the hospital with food.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The offerings include underwritten and at-the-market sales of new shares.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

Lee had already underwritten the funeral and sent a wash basket of groceries to the stricken families.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Still, executives said they were maintaining strong underwriting standards and managing risks surrounding the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Regulators and lenders recently opened the door to using rival VantageScore, a joint venture by credit-reporting firms Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, for their mortgage underwriting decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“The related dislocation has to do with investors expecting the memory cycle to be over, while underwriting continued CPU growth through 2030.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

JPMorgan was interested in discussing underwriting partnerships on the United Airlines cards, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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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