borrow
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Short sellers borrow stocks they don’t own and sell them, betting on price declines.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Prepaid forward contracts let employees borrow against their shares for a set period and use the proceeds to diversify their portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
His family had to borrow money from loved ones as recently as this year to help pay the rent and bills.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Herson says many of the things they have ready to borrow, have been donated to them.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“I have no wish to invade your realms, Miss Lumley. But perhaps I might borrow a chair? The one at my table is rather wobbly in the leg.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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