borrow
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However, they have since been able to borrow some heavy machinery.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Some steer policy decisions, while others help lenders determine how much someone can borrow.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
That may be little comfort to anyone hoping to get a mortgage or borrow money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
This means the region's governments have to pay more to borrow on international markets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Actually, I was wondering if you had some clothes I could borrow that don’t smell completely like a desecrated pig,” Gibby said.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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
It borrows ideas from other games, with the cards changing based on the quality of the image or sound recording used to ID the bird - as well as its rarity.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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
“I am not a demon. I am not any of the things you want me to be. I am just a person. A person who borrows other people’s lives for a day.”
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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Intrigued by this information, I borrowed a book about the Holocaust from the school library.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
President Barack Obama, for example, gave former press secretary Robert Gibbs a framed necktie that he had once borrowed ahead of the Democratic National Convention in 2004.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
To that end, Verhoeven borrowed heavily from Nazi Party propaganda in the movie’s visual elements.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
White nets stretch high across the front of brick buildings in Pakistan's northern border region, a tactic borrowed from the Ukrainian battlefield to protect police against the latest militant threat -- drones.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
He borrowed some thread and tacks from Nurse Yasunaga and hung the first ten cranes.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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That matters to U.S. households because higher rates would directly increase the cost of borrowing money for mortgages, car loans and credit cards.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Bank CEOs this week said that borrowing demand has been strong from both consumers and corporations, even in the face of higher interest rates on loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Investors are largely anticipating the Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, but the prospect of higher borrowing costs isn’t the only thing inspiring angst on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Investors weigh whether the 10-year note’s yield will decisively break through the threshold, creating borrowing environments like in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
One minute Marlena and I were in it up to our eyeballs, and next thing we knew the kids were borrowing the car and fleeing the coop for college.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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