underwrite

Example Sentences

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Lindbergh knew a man with the wealth, vision and courage to underwrite Goddard’s project—Daniel Guggenheim, Harry’s father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“How in good conscience can managers underwrite new loans at 8% or 9% when their stocks yield 13%?” asks Klymochko.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

As public funding for higher education has eroded, universities have increasingly turned to wealthy donors to underwrite major projects and supplement budgets by endowing professorships and research centers.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

“We believe investors can comfortably underwrite ~20% operating income growth for Amazon going forward,” Horowitz wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 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