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The think tank cited rising borrowing costs for the government, weaker growth forecasts, and spending commitments made since the spring as reasons for the tight position.

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About half of students who earn a bachelor’s degree from a public or private nonprofit four-year college use debt to finance it, borrowing roughly $30,000 on average, according to the College Board.

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ECB interest rates have stabilized, after a cutting cycle, at 2%, low enough for clients to borrow but high enough for banks to earn decent interest margin.

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Even if it was possible to borrow the stock, it could be suicidal given the size of moves—Amazon.com, for example, had eight days of 10% or more gains in the final six months.

About 100 Wintering Well boxes were made available, which were borrowed more than 200 times and renewed 349 times.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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