borrowing

Example Sentences

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The author is bitter toward the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the public corporation overseeing New York transit, for borrowing from Wall Street, just as the private rail lines did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Yet higher yields put upward pressure on borrowing costs, including 30-year mortgage rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Any remaining proceeds — due to the difference between the rate on Treasurys and the anticipated return on risky investments — could be used to offset a tiny portion of the Treasury’s $25 trillion borrowing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Stock markets soared and European government borrowing rates plummeted on news of the ceasefire.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

He’d gotten his nickname because someone was always borrowing his hammer and he was always yelling at them to bring it back.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm