underwrite
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"We are bringing the world's leading long-term capital providers together to independently underwrite AI infrastructure."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“But we also underwrite and fund our own loans before transferring them for servicing. A big retail bank only has one rate sheet on the inside.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Banks that underwrite IPOs engage in a book-building process that can be more art than science, trying to build just the right mix of short- and long-term holders of the stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
“They want to underwrite on a deal by deal basis, they want to understand what they are investing in,” he says.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
All that was left was the furniture that was absolutely necessary, the silver candelabra and table service, for the everyday utensils had been sold one by one to underwrite the costs of her education.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Democracy is the heart of our nation’s constitutional regime, and its health underwrites the Constitution’s own vitality.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
But it might win broader support in Washington if Poland underwrites the costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Carvana underwrites its own loans, giving it an advantage to used car salesmen, reflected in its cars worth $500 to $1000 versus rivals after reconditioning, helped by its scale, Bellas said.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
“It sort of underwrites all the flash and fun and music and the uncertainty of this current moment,” Streep said, according to Reuters.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
His Majesty underwrites the Scud, brother, and I am responsible for the lives of my command.
From Pathfinder; or, the inland sea by James Fenimore Cooper
Starting with the Space Race, the U.S. military underwrote a decadeslong partnership with American business that also remade global commerce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The Insolvency Service, a branch of the Department of Business and Trade, ran the company and underwrote its losses after it collapsed in 2019.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
In late October, brokerage industry regulator Finra started conducting a “review of firm practices” at the multiple firms that underwrote small-cap foreign IPOs between 2023 and September of this year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
And it represents a sobering turnabout for a foundation so prolific at Columbia that it underwrote both the Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion and the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
Howard embraced the idea, underwrote the entire cost, and arranged to have Ridgewood’s orchards, fields, and dairy supply the hospital with food.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Intel plans to raise $20 billion by way of an underwritten public offering of 210.5 million shares priced at $95 each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The district letter alleged Carvalho’s undisclosed travel costs were underwritten by education companies that included Scholastic, for a 2022 trip to a board of directors meeting and another event in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Insurers have been buying private credit underwritten by their new owners or issued by a company controlled by them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
You can try anytime, but in all but a couple of states the policies are medically underwritten.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
This prophecy is underwritten by the tendency of the rich to do this already.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
CoreWeave shows what that underwriting looks like when the hardware is reusable.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Instead, “this dividend is possible due to State Farm Mutual’s financial strength and a stronger than expected underwriting performance in 2025,” the company’s website said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
State Farm is the only major auto insurer to announce a dividend payout, citing its financial strength and a stronger-than-expected underwriting performance in 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The company’s insurance arm reported a drop in underwriting earnings and investment income.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Anything. Insurance underwriting, like Garland was supposed to be doing. Or I’ll emigrate. Yes.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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