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[lend] / lɛnd /


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France is considering boosting its issuance of shorter-term debt as investors grow hesitant to lend to the country for longer periods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Low credit ratings have real-world effects as investors charge more interest to lend money.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Inside, soaring ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows help flood the open-concept interiors with natural light, while sleek finishes lend the home a contemporary feel.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

These data lend support to a long-held hypothesis that oxygen played a key role in driving the evolution of early eukaryotes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I can clean ’em for you if you lend me a basin,” he said.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

"I think it lends itself well to horror when the technology is a bit frail, a bit outdated," said McKellan.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Honesty has always been Griffin’s superpower, and in this new chapter it lends her the air of a happy warrior.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

But our guide is just a regular guy, which lends to the charm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

And such instrumentation lends itself to fascinating timbral combinations, such as the interplay of cello and tuba on “Red Admiral Red Moon Rising.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

I have no cell phone, but somebody lends me one—for a price.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

As a morning AM radio host in Ohio, Deters lent his voice to the Trump movement, boosting the 2016 outsider’s campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

A rate increase by the Bank of Japan and expectations of further rate increases have since lent support to the yen, dimming its appeal as a funding currency for carry trades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

This week, faculty wrote that his words lent credence to false accusations against the symposium and wrongly suggested that the lawyer or the organizers supported her client’s alleged crimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Lloyds lent them £258,000 - roughly 98% of the property's value - over a 33-year term and they only had to put down £5,000 as a deposit.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“You lent him your boat? That was generous,” she said when she’d heard the story.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

When you buy a bond, you’re lending money to the issuer who promises to pay you interest and return the principal when the bond matures on a set date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

You have to decide how long you’re lending the money for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The LFI strongly denies doing anything more than lending its natural support to a movement it regards as legitimate.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Combining these two entrepreneurial, technology-forward companies would enable them to expand their operations and combine their expertise to expand consumer and small-business lending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Morris was lending this house to George and Martha Washington and had moved himself into another, larger one he owned just up the block.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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