borrowing

Example Sentences

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Leaving pump prices aside, the propensity to spend refunds rather than to save them or to pay down past borrowing is also affected by how recipients feel financially.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Robinhood stock was up 9% in mid-Wednesday trading—having climbed over 10% the previous session—following the SEC’s Tuesday decision to loosen margin borrowing rules for day traders.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

But fortunes reversed in 2020 under the new borrowing regulations from Beijing.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

His company grew rapidly, lifted by an economic boom in China that was driven by heavy borrowing.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“I’ve been borrowing Clayton Bender’s identity for thirty years. Let me share it with you for a few minutes.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson