lend

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And it wants to lend them up to $80 billion over the next 10 years, through loans and support for community-oriented banks and investment funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Private lenders don’t have the luxury of ignoring signs of creditworthiness when deciding whether to lend to students.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The higher CLEAR+ member estimates lend themselves to a 1% increase in D.A.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

They agree to attach their names to “How’s That?!” to lend it legitimacy, and are virtually powerless to affect the plots generated by a program their network has deceptively nicknamed Al.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Put another way: To create a billion-dollar CDO composed solely of triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bonds, you needed to lend $50 billion in cash to actual human beings.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis