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borrow

[bor-oh, bawr-oh] / ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ /




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The 10-year Treasury yield directly influences how much consumers and businesses pay to borrow, including on mortgages and auto loans.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Thriving national economies, after all, don’t need to borrow so much.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

These “loser” stocks are ones that are difficult to borrow in the share-lending market and therefore hard to sell short.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

France now pays more to borrow than almost any other major European country, including Greece and Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

James Ford walked to the Treasury Department a few blocks away to borrow several flags to decorate the president’s box.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Scott’s version of“The Dog Stars” borrows its title, premise and a handful of proper names.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

His prudent approach is to avoid a single grand plan and embrace a multifaceted strategy that borrows pertinent insights from a variety of approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The Treasury Department has kept a lid on issuing longer-duration government bonds to control supply and costs as it borrows to fund the large U.S. deficit.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

The contemporary Falangist movement in Spain explicitly borrows its name and iconography from Francisco Franco’s dictatorship.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

She borrows opera records from the public library and sings with velvety lungs powerful as morning glories.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

Hearn even borrowed his father's car to impress Taylor.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

"I've begged, stolen and borrowed to ensure that we've got the right resources for the young people of the village," he said.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

In 1901, speculators trading on margin, or borrowed money, eagerly leveraged their bets 10-fold or more.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

For “Islands in the Stream,” Parton and Kenny Rogers borrowed the Bee Gees’ sound so effortlessly that people in karaoke bars still think they can pull off the song today.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

He learned all he could about how money got borrowed and lent in America.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Rising bond yields could usher in elevated interest rates, resulting in higher borrowing costs; this can draw capital away from equities and into bonds.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Here’s a surprise about the countries at the center of the bond-market selloff: They’re all borrowing far less than Uncle Sam.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

It was part of Sir Keir Starmer's strategy to try to take on boring reforms and offer markets stability in a bid to lower borrowing costs.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

JPMorgan Asset Management’s Michael Cembalest calculates that the debt issuance by the five hyperscalers, plus Nvidia, equates to 70% of new Treasury long-duration borrowing.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

She thought about borrowing some metal scaffolding from above to use as a fire pole, but it was all bolted in place.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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