borrow
Example Sentences
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“If rates or credit spreads ever go up, the companies that borrowed will have to borrow at even higher rates,” Mr. Dimon warns—a timeless lesson often forgotten in credit manias.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Many experts recommend that students borrow less than their projected first-year salary.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
But many low-income households don't have the savings to last that long and so have to borrow, incurring debt.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
For example, a hedge fund might borrow from one bank to take on the credit risk from another bank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
“So that I could, er, borrow the cart.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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