loan
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The unprecedented loan from France, the result of years of diplomacy and set to last until next July, has been hailed a symbol of renewed cross-Channel ties following the rancour of Brexit.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The decades-old winery is now facing a foreclosure sale to cover a $37-million outstanding loan, according to the Press Democrat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"I am now trying to get a loan so that I can book the exam and go to a neighbouring country to take it," said Nikki, adding that she was considering Armenia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The proportion of mortgages where the loan is more than 90% of the value of the home has reached its highest level in 18 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I’ll loan you my bike for the week.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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Nevertheless, for households in the 21-nation euro area, another hike will still mean pricier mortgages, consumer credit and other loans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
They took out loans and went through rounds of failed fertility treatment in a journey that cost them a total of £23,000.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The cost of insuring against its loans and bonds defaulting hit a multiyear high this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mortgages, consumer credit and other loans become more expensive, forcing consumers to limit spending and companies to rethink investment plans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The job, in effect, was to say “yes” every time some Wall Street trader asked him if he’d like to insure—and so, in effect, purchase—a billion-dollar pile of bonds backed by consumer loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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“Medicaid reduced the claim from $260,000 down to $100,000 and then the city of Lynn loaned $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity, which rehabbed the home and gave Gunning a lease,” Ford said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Chen said Bo, Panshi and another associate had loaned more than $2 million to the developers of an apartment complex, prompting lawsuits over unpaid debts and control of the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
He spent the 2014–15 season loaned to Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem after previous loan spells with Swansea, Middlesbrough, Watford and Wigan.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Griffin has since loaned Apex to the American Natural History Museum for four years.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
She would then be loaned long-term to Root’s Intelligence Section.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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BBC Sport reported City's interest in Bouaddi in June and, contrary to reports, sources said signing him and then loaning back to Lille for a season was not on the agenda.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Dutch institution is frequently visited by enthusiastic Japanese fans, and other nations like China, Singapore and South Korea also have asked about loaning it, she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The former head of the national history museum in Bucharest, Ernest Oberländer-Târnoveanu, faced considerable domestic criticism for loaning the gold objects abroad and lost his job within days of the theft.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
You would likely not see any money you gave him, so even loaning him money would merely start a bad habit that could be hard to break.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
I run to my room, wondering how, merely a moment ago, I was this close to considering the possibility of maybe, perhaps, loaning him my room for a brief period of time.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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