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borrow

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




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“In West Dorset, we borrow from the landscape,” said author Jason Goodwin, who leads local garden tours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

If fundraising stalls simultaneously, such a development could prompt a liquidity crisis and force fund managers to use their cash reserves, borrow money or sell assets to pay shareholders out and satisfy their own lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Starting in July, graduate students attending professional programs, including for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine, will be able to borrow a maximum of $200,000 over the course of their degree.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

They can adjust taxes, change benefits, restructure obligations, and crucially, borrow over long time horizons.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

I flipped through some Hollywood magazines that Murray had let me borrow.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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