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borrow

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




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This “misalignment,” to borrow the industry jargon, is a genuine concern.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

“The reality is, when cost to borrow goes up, you’re not going to see as favorable of a reaction for big-cap companies,” Lee said, referring to companies with large market capitalizations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

The Fed benchmark, the Federal Funds Rate, sets the interest rate big banks use to lend or borrow their excess reserves to one another.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Sequences of the film borrow heavily from director Leni Reifenstahl, the German filmmaker who helped craft some of the most enduring images of the Third Reich.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

“Could you show her where the washing water is and let her borrow your other dress while I get her clothes clean?”

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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

But Crandall said that in the long run, it will raise the interest rates on money the government borrows, increasing the cost to taxpayers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 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

In The Hague, Vincent borrows a hundred guilders from Mauve, because the money Theo has sent is not enough.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Intrigued by this information, I borrowed a book about the Holocaust from the school library.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

President Barack Obama, for example, gave former press secretary Robert Gibbs a framed necktie that he had once borrowed ahead of the Democratic National Convention in 2004.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

To that end, Verhoeven borrowed heavily from Nazi Party propaganda in the movie’s visual elements.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

White nets stretch high across the front of brick buildings in Pakistan's northern border region, a tactic borrowed from the Ukrainian battlefield to protect police against the latest militant threat -- drones.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

In November, John Seward put the two dog sleds from the school together, borrowed another team from the Trading Post, and entered me and my friend Julia Englet in the three-hundred-mile Ikuma—Nome Express Race.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

This borrowing, known as fund-level debt, can magnify investors’ losses on bad bets and could even create risks for banks in a severe downturn, industry analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

U.S. home sales are in a slump, and inventory has been piling up as buyers get spooked by higher borrowing costs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Regulators know little about an estimated $500 billion in borrowing by U.S. private-credit managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The meeting comes as higher borrowing costs in the UK and other countries present problems for governments looking to spend money on business support or investment.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

I have another coop to start after school, plus I have to call the science museum and see about borrowing their fur...

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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