borrow
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Tata Sons sought to get out of this classification by repaying their debt and arguing that they do not borrow directly from the public markets.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
However, they have since been able to borrow some heavy machinery.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, thanks to big banks’ eager hunt for new customers, I can now borrow money on a new credit card for the same period at 0% interest.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Higher interest rates make it costlier to borrow money, which acts as a brake on spending and economic growth.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
I asked the mother’s permission to borrow the infant: the little thing weighed hardly anything in my arms.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
"Language is often the first thing politics borrows when it is trying to connect with a new constituency," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
“Sweet Charity,” which borrows its name from Bob Fosse’s 1969 film, feels like we’ve just stepped into a club after an intense dance-off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Dr. Atchley, clearly anxious, borrows a cell phone and taps the right location into the mobile Google search engine.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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In McPeake’s view, CoreWeave’s equity raises “were inevitable” given its debt-to-market-capitalization ratio of 0.9, which indicates that it is highly reliant on borrowed money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Reality, having already borrowed the premise, apparently decided to keep workshopping it.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
This week, AI insiders voiced concerns about how quickly the technology is developing, Lord Byron returned to London's Hyde Park, and a magazine borrowed from a US library was returned 132 years late.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Intrigued by this information, I borrowed a book about the Holocaust from the school library.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Once outside, she huddled in her borrowed cloak and stamped her feet against the chill, first the right foot, then the left.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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By raising borrowing costs, they slow the economy and ease demand for goods, services and labor.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Any decision to lower the rates would signal an effort to support borrowing and domestic demand, though pressure on banks’ profit margins and the yuan could limit the scope for easing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Japan's central bank has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 31-year high as it continues to move away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs and as the country faces increasing economic pressures.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The AI investment boom is also largely insensitive to borrowing costs, since the money is committed and the expected returns dwarf what a quarter point changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I’ve been borrowing Clayton Bender’s identity for thirty years. Let me share it with you for a few minutes.”
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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