borrowed

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Many of these principles are borrowed from the Premier League handbook of 2025-26.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Some analysts have pinned the severity of declines by the Kospi on rampant speculation from individuals and traders using borrowed money to turbocharge bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Everyone talks about sharing a flat with a million people, living on borrowed sandwiches — I skipped that phase.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

In late 2003, Browne himself borrowed from the “Wedges” thinking in a speech.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

So sometimes the answer to "Why is it that way?" is simply "that's what is easiest for the performer," or "they borrowed that from an earlier music tradition."

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones