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loan

[lohn] / loʊn /




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If one can’t repay the loan, the others cover it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It looks to be between new Barcelona signing Anthony Gordon and Marcus Rashford – whose future at the Nou Camp is uncertain following his loan from Manchester United.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Yunus warned that for-profit microfinance lenders began to resemble the loan sharks they were supposed to replace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

That means any cut means a reduction in the monthly repayments on their outstanding loan.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Edman’s credit default swap solved this problem with some fine print in its contracts, which specified that Morgan Stanley was buying insurance on the last outstanding loan in the pool.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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