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borrow

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




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Shannon first got into debt about 10 years ago when she had to borrow money to buy expensive boots for her job as a security guard.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Burnham could potentially attempt to borrow to fund more public housing, but he would have to ensure this was consistent with the fiscal rules he has also said he will retain.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

These allow you to compare estimates of how much you can borrow and what interest rate you might pay.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

This is the number, expressed in percentage terms, that shows the difference between the interest they earn on their assets and the costs they pay depositors and debtholders to borrow money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

I’m not sure if he still believes our lie, but he let Camille borrow the car with no questions asked.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

One could argue, however, that as Alphabet rolls out more data centers — and borrows money to do it — that it is becoming more of an industrial company, he said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

This version borrows a trick from French pastry, folding the dough again and again until distinct layers emerge.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The dollar’s secret sauce is the compounding network effect of a world that prices, borrows, hedges, and settles in one currency.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

“Sweet Charity,” which borrows its name from Bob Fosse’s 1969 film, feels like we’ve just stepped into a club after an intense dance-off.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

He borrows some toothpaste, squats at the river, dips his toothbrush into the murky water, and cleans his broken teeth.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

What Mr. Bailey does not mention is that his book’s subtitle, “The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark,” and its basic organizational structure is also borrowed from Mr. Stannard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Singh and his wife have already borrowed thousands from family members to keep the rebuild on schedule and spent hours on the phone with their mortgage company.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The growing pile of borrowed money has some on Wall Street nervous.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

A dozen Pacific countries have protested the missile test, including small nations that borrowed from China for their infrastructure, and its closest Pacific security partner, the Solomon Islands.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

They were the forgeries that he’d borrowed from Scotland Yard five years earlier in his attempt to lure Le Fantôme.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Joy Wiltermuth looked into how companies’ increasing borrowing to fund the development of AI technology can hurt some investors while creating opportunity for income seekers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Tuchel and his assistant coach, Anthony Barry, have spoken about borrowing ideas from the current version of the Premier League.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Real estate giants such as Evergrande, Country Garden and Vanke have also been plagued by debt struggles since 2020, when authorities narrowed access to credit in a bid to curb excessive borrowing and speculation.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Another concern is that a lot more borrowing will still be needed to fund the AI build-out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

I always had some reason to cross the river: borrowing a book from Devi, meeting Threpe for lunch, playing at the Eolian.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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