underwrite
Example Sentences
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When China was credited with brokering the Saudi-Iran rapprochement in 2023, the two nations had conducted years of back-channel talks and simply required a low-risk broker to underwrite the final agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Will public investors really be ready to underwrite such expensive endeavors?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
That means that lenders will underwrite Meta or Microsoft’s investment-grade credit quality instead of CoreWeave’s non-investment-grade rating.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Private-credit managers have defended the fees, saying that it takes more time and effort to underwrite hundreds of private loans than to evaluate public securities, and that investors should focus on returns, not fees.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
A businessman learns the boy’s story and promises to underwrite part of the cost of his college education.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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