borrowed

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The software firms borrowed against those revenues, often at the behest of the private-equity firms that owned them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Previously, parents who borrowed through the federal loan program could borrow up to a school’s cost of attendance.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

In the early 19th century, James Tod, an East India Company official and antiquarian, borrowed a large number of these reports and failed to return them when he left for Britain in 1823.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

In late 2003, Browne himself borrowed from the “Wedges” thinking in a speech.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

“I borrowed the idea from Jelly Bellys,” Farooqi admitted.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein