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underwrite

[uhn-der-rahyt, uhn-der-rahyt] / ˌʌn dərˈraɪt, ˈʌn dərˌraɪt /


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Paris didn’t underwrite insurance for that Olympics because of a substantial increase in cost that followed Tokyo’s Covid-driven losses in 2020, according to industry trade reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The bank has recently explored finding partners to underwrite rejected applications for its co-branded credit cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a new legal obligation for "large-scale" data centres to underwrite power supplies, limit water use, and pay for any extra water infrastructure needed.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

"Breaking this cycle demands action on two fronts," the report said, including "disrupting the financial flows that now underwrite an insurgency".

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Luckily, Simba Quix was still willing to underwrite my expenses, and I was able to continue playing tennis each afternoon, instead of being out working to pay my way through school.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Democracy is the heart of our nation’s constitutional regime, and its health underwrites the Constitution’s own vitality.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

Carvana underwrites its own loans, giving it an advantage to used car salesmen, reflected in its cars worth $500 to $1000 versus rivals after reconditioning, helped by its scale, Bellas said.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

“It sort of underwrites all the flash and fun and music and the uncertainty of this current moment,” Streep said, according to Reuters.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

Energy underwrites the ability of U.S. industry to produce weapons and the capability of the U.S. military to use them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

What is the liberty which that clause underwrites?

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin

The family of George R. Roberts, co-founder of investment giant KKR, was part of the group that underwrote “Declare.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Insolvency Service, a branch of the Department of Business and Trade, ran the company and underwrote its losses after it collapsed in 2019.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

She underwrote curatorial travel, including a 1997 trip to the Johannesburg Biennial, where a cohort of American curators, among them Nancy Spector and Thelma Golden, encountered a genuinely global art world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

In late October, brokerage industry regulator Finra started conducting a “review of firm practices” at the multiple firms that underwrote small-cap foreign IPOs between 2023 and September of this year.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

A venerable bank underwrote the construction of the new meeting hall.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The district letter alleged Carvalho’s undisclosed travel costs were underwritten by education companies that included Scholastic, for a 2022 trip to a board of directors meeting and another event in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Insurers have been buying private credit underwritten by their new owners or issued by a company controlled by them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Not until the financial crisis did he, or the Fed, realize that badly underwritten mortgages were now scattered throughout the financial system, threatening its very survival.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Alphabet said it plans to issue $30 billion in concurrent underwritten public offerings consisting of $15 billion of mandatory convertible preferred stock and $15 billion in its class A and class C common equity.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

This prophecy is underwritten by the tendency of the rich to do this already.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

“The related dislocation has to do with investors expecting the memory cycle to be over, while underwriting continued CPU growth through 2030.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

But there is often a tension between the two parties, with the merchant trying to get the bank to approve more applicants than meet its credit underwriting and other requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Anthropic also still needs to present its financials to sell-side analysts at the underwriting banks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

FHA staff routinely monitor loan performance to ensure stability and regularly take action against lenders with poor underwriting quality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

“Anything. Insurance underwriting, like Garland was supposed to be doing. Or I’ll emigrate. Yes.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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