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underwrite

[uhn-der-rahyt, uhn-der-rahyt] / ˌʌn dərˈraɪt, ˈʌn dərˌraɪt /


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"We are bringing the world's leading long-term capital providers together to independently underwrite AI infrastructure."

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

According to insurance broker Marsh, insurers are becoming increasingly reluctant to underwrite voyages through the region.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

SYDNEY—Australia plans to require data centers to underwrite their electricity and water supplies, as the government seeks to govern the growing artificial-intelligence industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

NBMs allow investors to underwrite a larger portion of the company’s earnings than prior commodity cycles have allowed, he explained, and that marks a “structural change” for the company’s EPS profile.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

All that was left was the furniture that was absolutely necessary, the silver candelabra and table service, for the everyday utensils had been sold one by one to underwrite the costs of her education.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Democracy is the heart of our nation’s constitutional regime, and its health underwrites the Constitution’s own vitality.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Carvana underwrites its own loans, giving it an advantage to used car salesmen, reflected in its cars worth $500 to $1000 versus rivals after reconditioning, helped by its scale, Bellas said.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

“It sort of underwrites all the flash and fun and music and the uncertainty of this current moment,” Streep said, according to Reuters.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

Energy underwrites the ability of U.S. industry to produce weapons and the capability of the U.S. military to use them.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

By the operation of the former of these instruments the United States virtually underwrites the political stability and the financial responsibility of the Cuban Government.

From Cuba, Old and New by Albert G. (Albert Gardner) Robinson

“If you look at the history of Silicon Valley, the original venture capitalists were all people that came out of the original semiconductor companies and underwrote semiconductor investments for a long time,” Raghuram said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The Insolvency Service, a branch of the Department of Business and Trade, ran the company and underwrote its losses after it collapsed in 2019.

From BBC May 13, 2026

She underwrote curatorial travel, including a 1997 trip to the Johannesburg Biennial, where a cohort of American curators, among them Nancy Spector and Thelma Golden, encountered a genuinely global art world.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

In late October, brokerage industry regulator Finra started conducting a “review of firm practices” at the multiple firms that underwrote small-cap foreign IPOs between 2023 and September of this year.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

Howard embraced the idea, underwrote the entire cost, and arranged to have Ridgewood’s orchards, fields, and dairy supply the hospital with food.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Intel plans to raise $20 billion by way of an underwritten public offering of 210.5 million shares priced at $95 each.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Insurers have been buying private credit underwritten by their new owners or issued by a company controlled by them.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

The character is underwritten but Jolie picks up much of the slack through her silently shattered expression.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

The underwritten offerings are being led by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, with Goldman acting as the private placement agent on the Berkshire transaction.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

This prophecy is underwritten by the tendency of the rich to do this already.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

The five-year pledge will deploy capital through new lending, underwriting and advisory activities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

FHA staff routinely monitor loan performance to ensure stability and regularly take action against lenders with poor underwriting quality.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Experts told MarketWatch that the reasons are structural and decades in the making: The 2008 financial downturn led to tightened underwriting standards, making it more difficult for young people to qualify for mortgages.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Instead, “this dividend is possible due to State Farm Mutual’s financial strength and a stronger than expected underwriting performance in 2025,” the company’s website said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“Anything. Insurance underwriting, like Garland was supposed to be doing. Or I’ll emigrate. Yes.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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