lending

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The oil helps carry flavor into the meat while lending a subtle savory sweetness that doesn’t immediately register as tomato.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

This is similar to 2019, when mortgage rates were falling, lending standards were tighter, and there was discussion that tax concessions could be about to change, they say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Lex Greensill, whose lending firm collapsed in 2021, received a nine-year ban from U.K. regulators from serving on company boards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

That process has begun: South Korea’s top economic and financial policymakers, including Shin, have just pledged tighter monitoring of margin lending — moving pre-emptively against the leverage buildup before the market fully prices the risk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Their relationships with others were of a shallow, cold nature, lending a quality of loneliness and isolation to these men.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote