borrowing

Example Sentences

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Yet higher yields put upward pressure on borrowing costs, including 30-year mortgage rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The author is bitter toward the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the public corporation overseeing New York transit, for borrowing from Wall Street, just as the private rail lines did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Another reason is a company called United Rentals, which has cashed in on a trend toward companies borrowing rather than buying construction equipment.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Investors have begun to weigh what that shift could mean for borrowing costs and financial stability, but the timing of any transition is now as much a legal question as an economic one.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Samuel, by borrowing, had read many more of the Delmars’ books than the Delmars had.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck