pawn

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They may turn to pawn transactions and other informal borrowing arrangements.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Andre Harris is a pawn in a debate that has car buffs across Maryland revved up: What should qualify as a historic vehicle?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Blaming China for taking the deal we offered is like blaming the pawn shop for buying your watch.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also insisted Europe was "not a pawn, but a sovereign actor, with its own interests and values."

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

He couldn’t even get a bunch of junky old jars to a pawn shop without ruining them.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff