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Paris didn’t underwrite insurance for that Olympics because of a substantial increase in cost that followed Tokyo’s Covid-driven losses in 2020, according to industry trade reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The bank has recently explored finding partners to underwrite rejected applications for its co-branded credit cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a new legal obligation for "large-scale" data centres to underwrite power supplies, limit water use, and pay for any extra water infrastructure needed.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

"Breaking this cycle demands action on two fronts," the report said, including "disrupting the financial flows that now underwrite an insurgency".

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

A businessman learns the boy’s story and promises to underwrite part of the cost of his college education.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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

Un′derwriter, one who insures, as shipping, so called because he underwrites his name for a certain amount to the conditions of the policy; Un′derwriting.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

“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

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

Perhaps Wilson’s closest confidant was Beverly Hills philanthropist Betty Freeman, who underwrote several of Wilson’s productions, including “Einstein on the Beach,” the opera he created with Philip Glass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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

The offerings include underwritten and at-the-market sales of new shares.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 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

Operating earnings were depressed by weaker underwriting and investment income at the company’s large insurance units.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

An all-cash offer amounts to magic words for sellers, who get access to cash without any holdups, such as having to wait for underwriting to approve the buyer’s mortgage application.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Chief Executive Alan Schnitzer pointed to strong underwriting performance across all of Travelers’ three segments, and said the company is well-positioned to finish the year strong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The company said it signed a retail underwriting agreement with Maybank Investment Bank, RHB Investment Bank and AmInvestment Bank for the planned listing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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