underwrite
Example Sentences
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“They want to underwrite on a deal by deal basis, they want to understand what they are investing in,” he says.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
The government has taken action to shore up supply, including releasing some of the oil held in emergency storage and a new law formalizing its ability to underwrite additional cargoes of crude and oil products.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The better question now is whether Beijing is ready to underwrite it.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Wells Fargo Chief Financial Officer Michael Santomassimo told analysts in November that “we underwrite every one” of the roughly 2,800 or 3,000 loans in the portfolio financing private-credit firms lending to middle-market companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
All that was left was the furniture that was absolutely necessary, the silver candelabra and table service, for the everyday utensils had been sold one by one to underwrite the costs of her education.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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