borrow
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But a new scheme allowing people to borrow SAD lamps from libraries has been launched across Wales to help combat the darker days.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
But to borrow from the famous advertising line, today’s S&P 500 is not your father’s S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
The country also entered the conflict with a relatively low debt load, giving the government room to borrow to fund the military, compensate reservists and keep households and businesses afloat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Qualified buyers can borrow up to 17% of the price of the home while contributing 3% of the down payment from their own funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
She’d have to borrow Rashida’s white ribbon to use as a signal; she couldn’t wait to see Saleem’s face when he heard her news.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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If a household or business borrows “under a mistaken belief about how policymakers will or won’t move interest rates, that mistake could prove costly,” Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said in a speech this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Italy, despite its much larger debt, now borrows at cheaper rates than France.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Not all AI platforms today exude super intelligence", said computer scientist Kokil Jaidka, adding that the new name "borrows the prestige of a term researchers reserve for a much bigger leap".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Scott’s version of“The Dog Stars” borrows its title, premise and a handful of proper names.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Well, usually, the kid who borrows the book returns with it.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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And while he bemoans “the sadness of borrowed dogs,” the conclusion is left to us viewers: That Avedon learned, early on, that the image was everything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Nearly every dollar borrowed by the hyperscalers since the beginning of the year now costs more to secure, Brill said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
There are different affordability checks for different purchases, partially based on how much is borrowed.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
That moment, a brief section of a borrowed song from a washed-up and dying man, carries more weight than even the most faithful AI recreation or iteration.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
He borrowed a canoe from a local fisherman and paddled it back across the reservoir.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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It could bring down petrol prices, energy bills, government borrowing costs, and mortgage costs too.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
The news soothed worries about the company's health after suffering heavy selling last month amid speculation that it could struggle to finance its vast debt pile as borrowing costs continued to rise.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
Collapsing pulp and paper markets and a housing market that is slumping under high borrowing costs and forcing sawmill closures has brought urgency to their campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Rising borrowing costs will make it more expensive for the “hyperscalers” to finance their infrastructure projects, which increasingly rely on debt.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 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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