underwritten

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The US wants "a genuinely stable equilibrium" and wants to "preserve the conditions that have long underwritten peace and prosperity in this region", he added.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

That doesn’t apply to a scarily good Law, who makes the most of a curiously underwritten featured-player part.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

I would have to name my estate as beneficiary and then, after the policy is underwritten, change the beneficiary to whomever I want.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The countermeasures are underwritten by a political organization called Building a Better California, which has received $57 million from Brin as well as $36 million from other California billionaires and business leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck