borrow
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I grew up doing plays and so it’s an easy dynamic to borrow from.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Bank deposits are a form of private money, but because banks can borrow from the Federal Reserve to redeem deposits, and dollars move between banks via the Fed, their dollars exhibit singleness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Call it the “Epstein Class,” to borrow Biden’s preferred phrase, though not in the way he intends.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
An adverse judgment from the court can severely limit the ability of someone to borrow money.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Day and night, they printed thousands of new, even bolder, leaflets on a hand-cranked duplicating machine, possibly purchased with the money Sophie asked to borrow from Fritz.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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