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loan

[lohn] / loʊn /




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"If you're planning to apply for a loan or mortgage in the next 12 months, you may want to wait until the deal is done," says Coles.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Higher borrowing costs would sock it to home buyers, heavy credit-card users and anyone needing a loan.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

The new deal also gives wireless carrier Verizon Communications a minority stake in MobileX by converting a loan into equity, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

One could be Chelsea left-back Landon Emenalo as a loan back-up to Kieran Tierney after the 18-year-old was given a tour of Celtic's Lennoxtown training centre this week.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The loan, after all, had been given to Peugeot, the company, not to Armand Peugeot, the Homo sapiens.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Company executives also told Fitch that they were unaware they were making related-party loans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The show also features numerous loans from private collectors and institutions, most notably a rare figural lira da braccio from Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum and an exquisitely decorated hurdy-gurdy from London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

At 18, players have already received years of professional coaching but remain young enough to spend time in an under-21 or B-team environment before decisions are made over loans or first-team opportunities.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Private student loans might help you bridge the gap.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

People defaulted on loans, leaving banks shaken, and unemployment rising.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Chen said Bo, Panshi and another associate had loaned more than $2 million to the developers of an apartment complex, prompting lawsuits over unpaid debts and control of the property.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

It piled up dollars selling Americans cars and gadgets, then loaned those dollars right back by buying U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

He spent the 2014–15 season loaned to Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem after previous loan spells with Swansea, Middlesbrough, Watford and Wigan.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Dimon’s bankers estimated that they would have loaned and advised on approximately $1 trillion worth of transactions for those clients over the next 10 years just by using the bank’s current strategies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Over the next few days, we pack boxes and bags and load them into the school bus that the colegio has loaned to the Doctorita and Nino Carlitos to use for the move.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has dispatched about 150 personnel and 20 engines to Washington, while individual California fire departments are also loaning crews.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Museums have for a long time relied on wealthy individuals bequeathing, loaning or donating artefacts to build their science and art collections, explains Dr Smithwick, who recovers and sells fossils professionally.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The deal would involve the U.S. government loaning as much as $500 million to Spirit, and receiving warrants to take a stake in the low-cost carrier in return, the Journal said.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

You would likely not see any money you gave him, so even loaning him money would merely start a bad habit that could be hard to break.

From MarketWatch Mar. 21, 2026

I run to my room, wondering how, merely a moment ago, I was this close to considering the possibility of maybe, perhaps, loaning him my room for a brief period of time.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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