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Significant federal backing has lent strong credibility to IBM’s quantum program, helping to fuel the stock’s recent gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

The guitar also appears on the cover of Oasis' debut single, Supersonic, after Marr lent it to Noel Gallagher during recording sessions for Definitely Maybe.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

But he also lent his creativity and spirit to its spinoff “Frasier,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Bob Newhart Show.”

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

The same year as “Donnie Darko,” Chase lent her voice to the American dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s tender “Spirited Away,” voicing its brave and stubborn protagonist Chihiro.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

He lent her the textbook he had studied while attending the University of Glasgow, and she completed her first Greek grammar lesson before breakfast.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling