borrowing
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Official data Tuesday showed UK government borrowing dropped more than expected in June, handing a boost Healey, who replaced Rachel Reeves as chancellor of the exchequer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s a round number that gets people’s attention — but it isn’t something that suddenly forces the U.S. to stop borrowing in the open market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
But it is a careful balancing act – increasing borrowing costs also risks harming the economy.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Buyers are now unwilling to pay peak prices at higher borrowing rates, leaving those funds stranded past their typical lifespans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Instead of borrowing Egyptian terms, the Greeks preferred to revive abandoned Greek ones.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Another: a record public stock offering by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, just one in a series of mega IPOs, borrowings and share sales that could test investors’ appetite for AI and other bets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
The club also confirmed borrowings on a revolving credit facility on 31 March were £262.5m.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Excessive borrowings have long been central to financial crises.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
It recently announced its borrowings fell 33% to 285.0 million ringgit as at mid-April from 425.4 million ringgit as at end-2025, the analyst notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
They took turns reciting Homeric genealogies, full of falsifications and borrowings from real life, and sometimes they fought over this or that favorite real uncle or aunt, and had to bargain like casting directors.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
