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loan

[lohn] / loʊn /




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Sancho, who moved to the club in 2021, amassed 83 appearances before joining former club Borussia Dortmund on loan in 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Trump nominated Matsumoto, who has been on loan for the past year as a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers, in January.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A graduate with zero debt may be able to start funding retirement accounts instead of paying loan servicers $1,000 monthly for a decade.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He also questioned a $1-million loan from the trust of Peter Grossman’s special needs brother and other transfers, including nearly $200,000 to a lawyer friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

If Jean had borrowed 1,000 gold coins to set up his workshop and the business failed, he would have had to repay the loan by selling his private property—his house, his cow, his land.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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