borrowing

Example Sentences

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It’s like a saver borrowing at 5% to fund a 3% certificate of deposit–the numbers don’t work.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The growth of private credit reflects a shift away from traditional credit, the analysts write, adding that “the total stock of riskier corporate borrowing has not expanded to levels that would suggest broad-based systemic vulnerability.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

So policymakers are likely to want to see evidence of a pickup in wages before concluding they should raise borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The Bank's latest report into the risks facing the economy found borrowing costs were likely to rise as the result of the "shock" to the global economy.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

I heard Mom drive up, and even though she wouldn’t mind us borrowing clothes, I felt a jolt of nervousness.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green