borrow
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"It was relatively easy for me to go and make a phone call and say we'd like to borrow this or like to borrow that," Santelli told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
To recover it, he walked 3km back to his lodging in Flowerpot Bay to borrow a ladder.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
"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
At one point last year, the company’s ability to borrow in the bond market was in question after a steep selloff in its shares and bonds following news that it faced data-center construction delays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Still, remembering how I’d needed to borrow Connor’s lantern, I relented and grabbed one.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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