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underwrite

[uhn-der-rahyt, uhn-der-rahyt] / ˌʌn dərˈraɪt, ˈʌn dərˌraɪt /


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Paris didn’t underwrite insurance for that Olympics because of a substantial increase in cost that followed Tokyo’s Covid-driven losses in 2020, according to industry trade reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"We are bringing the world's leading long-term capital providers together to independently underwrite AI infrastructure."

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

SYDNEY—Australia plans to require data centers to underwrite their electricity and water supplies, as the government seeks to govern the growing artificial-intelligence industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

NBMs allow investors to underwrite a larger portion of the company’s earnings than prior commodity cycles have allowed, he explained, and that marks a “structural change” for the company’s EPS profile.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

It is not books as physical objects that are required to underwrite the fact; it is sources that don’t alter and change from one day to the next, of which books remain the clearest manifestation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Goldman’s Solomon said the bank is “highly selective” about the risk it underwrites and the capital it commits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Democracy is the heart of our nation’s constitutional regime, and its health underwrites the Constitution’s own vitality.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

Carvana underwrites its own loans, giving it an advantage to used car salesmen, reflected in its cars worth $500 to $1000 versus rivals after reconditioning, helped by its scale, Bellas said.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

“It sort of underwrites all the flash and fun and music and the uncertainty of this current moment,” Streep said, according to Reuters.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

His Majesty underwrites the Scud, brother, and I am responsible for the lives of my command.

From Pathfinder; or, the inland sea by James Fenimore Cooper

The family of George R. Roberts, co-founder of investment giant KKR, was part of the group that underwrote “Declare.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Insolvency Service, a branch of the Department of Business and Trade, ran the company and underwrote its losses after it collapsed in 2019.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

In late October, brokerage industry regulator Finra started conducting a “review of firm practices” at the multiple firms that underwrote small-cap foreign IPOs between 2023 and September of this year.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

And it represents a sobering turnabout for a foundation so prolific at Columbia that it underwrote both the Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion and the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2024

A venerable bank underwrote the construction of the new meeting hall.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

He is so underwritten that it’s baffling why an army falls into line behind him given that he boasts no leadership or military experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Insurers have been buying private credit underwritten by their new owners or issued by a company controlled by them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

The character is underwritten but Jolie picks up much of the slack through her silently shattered expression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

When home prices stopped rising, home building turned down and delinquencies mounted on poorly underwritten mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

This prophecy is underwritten by the tendency of the rich to do this already.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Chief Executive Alan Schnitzer pointed to strong underwriting performance across all of Travelers’ three segments, and said the company is well-positioned to finish the year strong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Still, executives said they were maintaining strong underwriting standards and managing risks surrounding the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Citigroup’s Jane Fraser pointed to the bank’s role in underwriting SK Hynix’s Nasdaq listing, which brought in $70 million in fees, and raising capital for Intel and SoftBank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“The related dislocation has to do with investors expecting the memory cycle to be over, while underwriting continued CPU growth through 2030.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Anything. Insurance underwriting, like Garland was supposed to be doing. Or I’ll emigrate. Yes.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick


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