lent

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Recently, Streep lent her voice to blockbusters “Hoppers” and “Project Hail Mary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

He also lent his voice to the Christmas Day adaptation of Julia Donaldson's book, Tiddler, and recently became a published children's author.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

China lent Kenya $9.7 billion between 2000 and 2019, according to the Chinese Loans to Africa Database by Boston University, with around half of that going to the railway.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

A five-year federal investigation into Wiederhorn, prompted by fraud allegations at Capital Consultants, a firm he did business with, revealed that he had lent himself some $65 million from Wilshire that he never repaid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Now Geyer asked to borrow a shovel, and Ryves returned with the same one he had lent the tenant.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson