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Paris didn’t underwrite insurance for that Olympics because of a substantial increase in cost that followed Tokyo’s Covid-driven losses in 2020, according to industry trade reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a new legal obligation for "large-scale" data centres to underwrite power supplies, limit water use, and pay for any extra water infrastructure needed.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

According to insurance broker Marsh, insurers are becoming increasingly reluctant to underwrite voyages through the region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

Somebody called and asked about ordering an ID card, the cottage industry that at fifty bucks a pop will help underwrite their contemplated move to Chicago.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Democracy is the heart of our nation’s constitutional regime, and its health underwrites the Constitution’s own vitality.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 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

It underwrites a swath of specialized risks, including for natural disasters, shipping, aviation and cyberattacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

"Man is a shop of rules, a well-trussed pack, Whose every parcel underwrites a law,"—George Herbert.

From Thrift by Samuel Smiles

“We underwrote a country with a demonstrated ability to manage through it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

A venerable bank underwrote the construction of the new meeting hall.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

A few tracks, such as “Time” and “Friends” in the middle of the album, are slightly underwritten, and when they end you might remember the bassline or drum tone more than the melody.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

Alphabet said it plans to issue $30 billion in concurrent underwritten public offerings consisting of $15 billion of mandatory convertible preferred stock and $15 billion in its class A and class C common equity.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

Lee had already underwritten the funeral and sent a wash basket of groceries to the stricken families.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

This will mean changing their operating models and the interest rates they charge, as well as using technology to improve efficiency in operations, underwriting and service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

However, retail cards often have their own underwriting standards, so the issuers may decline your application based on your income, if it’s modest.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Anthropic also still needs to present its financials to sell-side analysts at the underwriting banks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Experts told MarketWatch that the reasons are structural and decades in the making: The 2008 financial downturn led to tightened underwriting standards, making it more difficult for young people to qualify for mortgages.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 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