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


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

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Ken Griffin, the hedge-fund billionaire and founder of Citadel, helped underwrite Pochettino’s salary, and he’s funding the reappointment as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“But we also underwrite and fund our own loans before transferring them for servicing. A big retail bank only has one rate sheet on the inside.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 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

It is possible for Princeton to underwrite all your expenses at the school if you qualify.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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

It underwrites the sorts of elite cultural and educational institutions that Alexis de Tocqueville and others believed an egalitarian democracy would have difficulty nurturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

By the operation of the former of these instruments the United States virtually underwrites the political stability and the financial responsibility of the Cuban Government.

From Cuba, Old and New by Albert G. (Albert Gardner) Robinson

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

This upends the basic arrangement that underwrote great cities—what they are, how they work and who pays for them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 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

Howard embraced the idea, underwrote the entire cost, and arranged to have Ridgewood’s orchards, fields, and dairy supply the hospital with food.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

Not until the financial crisis did he, or the Fed, realize that badly underwritten mortgages were now scattered throughout the financial system, threatening its very survival.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

The underwritten offerings are being led by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, with Goldman acting as the private placement agent on the Berkshire transaction.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 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

However, retail cards often have their own underwriting standards, so the issuers may decline your application based on your income, if it’s modest.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Anthropic also still needs to present its financials to sell-side analysts at the underwriting banks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

CoreWeave shows what that underwriting looks like when the hardware is reusable.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Instead, “this dividend is possible due to State Farm Mutual’s financial strength and a stronger than expected underwriting performance in 2025,” the company’s website said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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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