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underwriter

[uhn-der-rahy-ter] / ˈʌn dərˌraɪ tər /


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Mohn, a longtime underwriter of the museum’s flagship Made in L.A. biennial, said Ryan is extending the program’s impact by returning to participating artists for broader examinations of their work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Plus, Oura’s IPO filing lists a surprise underwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Milling about, too, was Othelyn Elaine Little, 25, an insurance underwriter from Yonkers, New York.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Under the arrangement, Hertz will loan the shares to underwriter J.P.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

He became also an underwriter at Lloyd's, taking no part, however, in the active detailed business, which was done for him by proxy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

Revere Securities, one of the top underwriters of foreign penny-stock IPOs, agrees to an $800,000 fine for failing to flag suspicious activity without admitting or denying the findings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Robinhood’s spot on the list of underwriters lined up for Oura’s IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Bankers wore green Nike sneakers in a nod to SpaceX’s “greenshoe” option, which allowed the underwriters to sell more shares than originally planned in the event of heavy demand.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

As part of its stock offering, Intel expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $2.25 billion of additional shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Even so, the fire prompted insurance underwriters to take a closer look at the building, and what they saw frightened them.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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