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[lend] / lɛnd /


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California is one of the few states where lawyers can lend money directly to plaintiffs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

What kind of spendthrift picks a completely needless fight with one of the last banks in town willing to lend him money?

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

He said that if someone is not telling the truth, then no matter how many individuals are told something "it does not lend the lie any more credibility".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Insurance companies, which invest policyholder premiums in bonds and other debt investments, are allowed to lend to so-called affiliated entities—those with ties to the insurer’s owner—as long as the loans are disclosed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

It wasn’t immediately obvious—after all, the best way to avoid the risk of General Electric’s defaulting on its debt was not to lend to General Electric in the first place.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The strong presence of mosquito remains also lends support to the idea that prey carcasses may sometimes have been stored in ponds or marshy environments, where mosquitoes would have laid their eggs.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

But it also lends weight to a theory I’m tracking that the short story is due a big comeback—potentially giving brands a way into arguably one of the last advertising-free spaces in society: the bookstore.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

“They write songs about so many different emotions, so it really lends itself when you’re building a story,” Kirk said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The deal would be the latest in a string of vendor financing agreements in the AI ecosystem, whereby a seller lends to a buyer of its products.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

“Fern,” I bark, “you know the rules: everyone who lends a paw can claim the catch.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

He spoke calmly which lent his words more power.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

He has lent his campaign more than $1.6 million and failed to provide the personal disclosure information required of federal candidates.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

What we saw instead was a wildly disjointed and confusing mashup of displays that lent nothing to our knowledge of America’s rise to become that admired “shining city upon a hill.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The Hormuz closure has only lent greater significance to the Red Sea, the only other maritime route for oil shipments from global heavyweight Saudi Arabia.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Eisman, predisposed to suspect fraud in the market, wanted to bet against Americans who had been lent money without having been required to show evidence of income or employment.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Banks issued margin calls, or demands for more collateral to back their lending.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

In other words, Canada is lending us the money that China won’t.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Each of them resides in the U.S. but is drawn to lending a hand at Gazan hospitals — that is, when they’re actually allowed entry into the region.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Bondholders collect interest in return for lending their money, which is known as the bond yield.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

There has also been a frequent reverse problem, of devising letters to represent “new” sounds present in the borrowing language but absent in the lending language.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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