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borrow

[bor-oh, bawr-oh] / ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ /




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Over summer, the message has been made clear: countries will have to pay more to borrow cash.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Low rates enabled governments to borrow cheaply and pile on debt.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Thriving national economies, after all, don’t need to borrow so much.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

These “loser” stocks are ones that are difficult to borrow in the share-lending market and therefore hard to sell short.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Maybe Nali would let him borrow the bow guard?

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Scott’s version of“The Dog Stars” borrows its title, premise and a handful of proper names.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

His prudent approach is to avoid a single grand plan and embrace a multifaceted strategy that borrows pertinent insights from a variety of approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

"Language is often the first thing politics borrows when it is trying to connect with a new constituency," she says.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The Treasury Department has kept a lid on issuing longer-duration government bonds to control supply and costs as it borrows to fund the large U.S. deficit.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

He borrows some toothpaste, squats at the river, dips his toothbrush into the murky water, and cleans his broken teeth.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Hearn even borrowed his father's car to impress Taylor.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

"I've begged, stolen and borrowed to ensure that we've got the right resources for the young people of the village," he said.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Also, this specimen, borrowed from the Ducati North America’s press fleet, was a rolling showroom of touring/overlanding accessories, notably the two aluminum cargo boxes mounted pannier-style.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

In a phone interview Friday night, Paulina Quintal, one of the victims, said many of the people he defrauded were farmworkers, including some who borrowed money from family back home in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

We are living on borrowed time, because at any moment, one of the Nazis is going to hear something.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

But some, impatient to be the boss of an established firm, are instead now borrowing hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy such a business and install themselves as the boss.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Rising bond yields could usher in elevated interest rates, resulting in higher borrowing costs; this can draw capital away from equities and into bonds.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Japan’s population is forecast to shrink about 30% over the next 50 years, according to United Nations projections, leaving a dwindling workforce to service payments on past borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The practice of a young entrepreneur borrowing money to buy a company and become its boss is known as entrepreneurship by acquisition or "search-fund investing".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

“I’ve been borrowing Clayton Bender’s identity for thirty years. Let me share it with you for a few minutes.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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