lend
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Mainstream banks still lend into the market but in less-direct ways that can obscure their exposure, such as by financing an investment fund making loans to companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Regulators mostly worry that trouble in private credit will spill over to banks that lend to it or to insurers that invest in it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Banks borrow at short-term rates and lend at long-term rates.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
"I think the economics of social media and the kind of attention economy in which we live lend itself towards more AI content," says Prof Miah.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“But I can. If you’d lend me the suit, I could go.”
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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Vocabulary lists containing lend
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 17
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Unit 17, Lesson 4
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