borrow
Example Sentences
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Bearish investors can borrow shares they don’t own and sell them, betting that they can be repurchased at a later date for a lower price.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
I grew up doing plays and so it’s an easy dynamic to borrow from.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
"People are having to borrow to cover their food shop every week," she said.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
I asked my coworker if I could borrow a book I’d seen on her desk, and she happily lent it to me.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
So he'd had to borrow money from his relatives to buy a train ticket from the seaport town of Stettin to the bustling big city of Berlin.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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