borrow
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"I'm probably on the phone to my mother in secret asking to borrow that extra bit of cash," she says.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Short sellers borrow stocks they don’t own and sell them, betting on price declines.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
His family had to borrow money from loved ones as recently as this year to help pay the rent and bills.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Those restrictions include limiting the amount of additional debt private-equity firms can place on the underlying company and their ability to sell or borrow against its equipment or other tangible assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“We are kind of stuck here. Um, do you think it would be possible to borrow your phone?”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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