borrowing
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"This is not merely a matter of borrowing money; it is about shaping the very structure and direction of the nation's development."
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
And beauty is relative, especially when it comes to borrowing.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Indeed the Thai finance minister was boasting to me of how little his borrowing costs had gone up, especially in relation to the US.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Whether it’s borrowing from earlier artists, repurposing comics, or creating a series of mirrors, Lichtenstein’s focus on image replication is thoroughly documented in this show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Speaking of ‘starting to live together,’” Byrd says, borrowing the phrase that Axel just used.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Central government borrowings were only around 30% of GDP in recent years, small compared with federal debts in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The club's latest quarterly figures showed total borrowings of £1.29bn, including outstanding transfer fees.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
This follows the failure of last week’s big idea, which was to pay down some of the borrowings with…er…borrowed money.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
If that happens, he said, it could raise bills for electric customers since the utility may have to pay a higher interest rate for new borrowings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
They took turns reciting Homeric genealogies, full of falsifications and borrowings from real life, and sometimes they fought over this or that favorite real uncle or aunt, and had to bargain like casting directors.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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