borrowing

Example Sentences

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That translates to higher costs for new mortgages and car loans, corporate borrowing and U.S. deficit spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

With a 10-year HELOC, you are also facing current borrowing costs of roughly 8%, but they vary anywhere between 4.7% to 11.7% depending on the size of the loan and/or the borrower’s credit score.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

It’s like a saver borrowing at 5% to fund a 3% certificate of deposit–the numbers don’t work.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Publisher Ballantine Books is borrowing from the romantasy playbook with collectible variations of Weir’s work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He’d gotten very good at borrowing, much better than I had.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn