borrow
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The stocks are listed in descending order of their current borrow cost.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
With break-in season officially over, the ranger station at Mineral King posted a sign advising visitors they no longer needed to tarp and asking them not to borrow any more from their stash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
That commitment gave the provider a source of guaranteed revenue, making it easier to borrow the money needed to build the infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
She said she has had to borrow money from friends and family to pay for alternative accommodation after leaving a hotel arranged by EasyJet, which she described as dirty.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Can’t we borrow some from the other schools?”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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Scott’s version of“The Dog Stars” borrows its title, premise and a handful of proper names.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
It borrows from the test-and-scale model of the Zara owner Inditex, ordering new products in small batches and then buying in bulk the styles that do well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The referees are from all four corners of the globe, all from different football associations, separate confederations, and Fifa effectively borrows their services for six weeks.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
One could argue, however, that as Alphabet rolls out more data centers — and borrows money to do it — that it is becoming more of an industrial company, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
He borrows money from Gorlitz to go back and see him.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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In 2025, it borrowed $458 million to build new dorms near its main campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
For “Islands in the Stream,” Parton and Kenny Rogers borrowed the Bee Gees’ sound so effortlessly that people in karaoke bars still think they can pull off the song today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Situational had borrowed about $3 for each $1 of capital it held, more than the leverage of other funds exposed to similar volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Last week official figures showed the the government borrowed more than expected in July, despite a record month for income tax receipts.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Every time he had a chance he borrowed the algebra book, to copy it into his notebook.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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And Asia followed suit, with tech firms -- which rely on borrowing to fuel their huge AI investments -- leading the way down.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Investors weighed the AI bellwether’s rosy long-term revenue outlook against concerns that the capital it is raising to build data centers could grow costlier as borrowing rates rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“It’s important that the Fed does their job — but at the end of the day, long-term borrowing costs are not set by the Fed.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Higher oil prices has also fuelled bond market investors, who have demanded higher returns, leading to higher borrowing costs for the US government and other major corporations.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Sorry to Mrs. Moore for borrowing her daisies more than once.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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