borrow
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Instead, the timing, cause and depth of recessions may be attributable to a series of unfortunate events, to borrow the title of Daniel Handler’s Lemony Snicket books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The same goes for U.S. households and major companies, which pay a spread above benchmark Treasury rates to borrow.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Leamington's 'Library Of Things' opened earlier this year to let people borrow everyday items that might be too expensive or too bulky to buy and keep.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Short sellers borrow shares from another investor and sell them, hoping to buy back the stock at a lower price and profit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“Lights out in fifteen,” Manny, a staff person with multiple earrings and tight black jeans, tells me when I ask to borrow tape.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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