borrowing

Example Sentences

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Whereas previous tournaments had large building costs paid for by taxpayers and borrowing, 2026 costs are instead being paid for by the attendees.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Meta is borrowing more to finance its spending and could look to raise equity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Even if inflation does move considerably toward the target, certain fundamentals that were already underpinning longer term rates remain in place, such as record-level borrowing by the U.S. and yawning budget gaps,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Higher rates also raise mortgage, credit-card and other borrowing costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He’d gotten very good at borrowing, much better than I had.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn