borrow
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Chris Grouzes, 41, said no one had asked to borrow from his collection of 20 hacky sacks during his nearly two decades of teaching at Penncrest High School in Media, Pa.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Globally, in recent decades, interest rates have fallen very significantly, providing a huge gift to younger buyers who can now borrow at much more favourable rates than I could when I first bought.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
These changes replace the current policy allowing parents to borrow up to the full cost of their child’s college attendance.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Utilities must borrow money to build costly infrastructure, but then have to wait for regulators to allow them to recoup that investment.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“I’ve got a good book. Hatchet. Leo gave it to me. Want to borrow it?”
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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