- past participle of underwrite.
underwritten
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The aging tankers operate outside global norms for insuring and regulating shipping, which means they are often insured and underwritten by Russia’s state-backed banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 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
When home prices stopped rising, home building turned down and delinquencies mounted on poorly underwritten mortgages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 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
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