borrowed

Example Sentences

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In many cases these companies are the very ones that have borrowed money in the private-credit market.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Manzo borrowed some of Bukele’s anti-corruption catchphrases, and Quiroz remembers him studying propaganda videos Bukele posted online.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He later visited the garage to settle up, telling Judith he was "desperate" and had borrowed money to belatedly pay her.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

But even as it looked as if Section 2 was on borrowed time, the court sent repeated signals that it would, in fact, respect precedent when it came to protections against racial gerrymandering.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

I even found a poem where she must have borrowed the name “Goldengrove” from.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish