lending

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The oil helps carry flavor into the meat while lending a subtle savory sweetness that doesn’t immediately register as tomato.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

For one thing, Rabo’s lending was supposed to be secured on McClain’s purchased cattle, but he didn’t brand the animals or have another system to show ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“I still can’t grasp how he feeds all that cattle,” a Rabo employee wrote in an email to colleagues involved in the lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The pieces were on loan from a Bucharest museum, whose head was promptly sacked for lending the works out in the first place.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

One way was by lending money to Christians, often at a high rate of interest.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz