borrow

To borrow the nostrum attributed to Napoleon, the Chinese president is smart enough not to interrupt an opponent while he’s making a mistake.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

I told him so, refusing to comply and letting him know that he shouldn’t be giving away money he needed to borrow.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

“You can only borrow that kind of money once in a lifetime.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The couple from Wolverhampton said they have been left in debt and emotional turmoil as they spent a year having to hire and borrow cars before taking out a loan to replace what they lost.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

They hadn’t had permission to borrow the equipment, exactly.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The character design, which borrows from anime, is elegant and a little odd — hands and feet are drawn tiny, which has the paradoxical effect of drawing your attention, making them more expressive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

But Crandall said that in the long run, it will raise the interest rates on money the government borrows, increasing the cost to taxpayers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

It borrows from the test-and-scale model of the Zara owner Inditex, ordering new products in small batches and then buying in bulk the styles that do well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

It borrows ideas from other games, with the cards changing based on the quality of the image or sound recording used to ID the bird - as well as its rarity.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

“I am not a demon. I am not any of the things you want me to be. I am just a person. A person who borrows other people’s lives for a day.”

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Many of those fans had come from all corners of the world, and had spent or borrowed fortunes to make it, just to say: "I was there."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

And after meeting Robert, I had my own celebrity story, but it felt borrowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Woods borrowed about $65,000 for a master’s degree from Ashford University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The U.K. government borrowed 18.3 billion pounds in August, an increase of 2.9 billion pounds from August 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Nathan had also brought the second book of the series that he had borrowed from the library.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

On Wall Street, investors are concerned that rising interest rates will weigh on lofty tech valuations and raise borrowing costs for capital-intensive AI companies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Healey's speech comes as he faces pressure to cut public spending or raise taxes ahead of next month's Budget to bring down government borrowing costs.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Solar and wind companies are struggling as high interest rates increase the cost of borrowing money for their projects.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

While that reader is fully committed to taking such a big swing, bitcoin’s limited supply does not necessarily guarantee higher prices and borrowing to buy bitcoin can lead to forced liquidation during sharp declines.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Madam Imbert? She is borrowing some potatoes,” I quickly lied, wondering if that sounded believable.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan