lent

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A fourth candidate, tech entrepreneur Adam Miller, reported that he lent his campaign $2.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Such credit funds lend largely to middle-market companies, and lots of them have lent heavily to software makers that face potential disruption from new artificial-intelligence tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

For years, private lenders lent money to software companies, counting that their steady stream of subscription income would let them easily pay back the loans.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

He also lent his voice to the Christmas Day adaptation of Julia Donaldson's book, Tiddler, and recently became a published children's author.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

I knew then, and know now, virtually nothing about Julian’s life outside of the classroom, which is perhaps what lent such a tantalizing breath of mystery to everything he said or did.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt