lent
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At one party, a neighbor of mine, a tattoo artist who had no tattoos of his own, generously lent me four tufted beanbags in a demure oatmeal color.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
At the tail end of his career, Mandell lent his voice to several serialized podcast productions, including “Romeo and Juliet” in which he voiced Friar Laurence, “Anthem: Homunculus” and “A Voice From Darkness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
We encounter some less-familiar names, too, including Sampson Gideon, an enterprising 18th-century London stockbroker who lent a hand in creating the 3% Consols, or perpetuals, the workhorse British security in the age of Jane Austen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I was lent a pair of Meta Ray-Bans – with cameras - to try out.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
She'd lent it to him last night so he could make it back to his apartment as quickly as possible; he swore he knew a route that soldiers didn't often patrol.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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