underwrite
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The big investment banks are gearing up for the biggest IPO in history as they underwrite Elon Musk’s rocket-launch company.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
“Instead, investors are being asked to underwrite the company’s larger silicon ambitions, which we believe means the market is going to be increasingly sensitive to Arm’s spending discipline.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
“Private credit is just credit. You underwrite it well and it performs. You underwrite it poorly, and it doesn’t.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The better question now is whether Beijing is ready to underwrite it.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 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
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