borrow
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News relied on was several years old and that the amount of federal debt undergraduate students carry doesn’t vary much because the government limits the amount they can borrow, Kelchen said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Tata Sons sought to get out of this classification by repaying their debt and arguing that they do not borrow directly from the public markets.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
For example, he pointed to widening credit spreads for AI-related company debt amid an “insatiable demand” to borrow money among corporations that “won’t care if rates go up 200 points.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Higher interest rates make it costlier to borrow money, which acts as a brake on spending and economic growth.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
“You can borrow mine,” I said, following beside him.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Scott’s version of“The Dog Stars” borrows its title, premise and a handful of proper names.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The council borrows money to pay for capital projects, with its borrowing limit currently standing at £1.6 billion.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
One could argue, however, that as Alphabet rolls out more data centers — and borrows money to do it — that it is becoming more of an industrial company, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Sweet Charity,” which borrows its name from Bob Fosse’s 1969 film, feels like we’ve just stepped into a club after an intense dance-off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
“Well, usually, the kid who borrows the book returns with it.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
They even borrowed a plane from the Arizona Cardinals, with special lie-down seats for added comfort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
From its earliest days, Home Depot distributed equity widely into the hands of its store employees, a radical idea in retail that the founders borrowed from Sam Walton and Walmart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In McPeake’s view, CoreWeave’s equity raises “were inevitable” given its debt-to-market-capitalization ratio of 0.9, which indicates that it is highly reliant on borrowed money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
This week, AI insiders voiced concerns about how quickly the technology is developing, Lord Byron returned to London's Hyde Park, and a magazine borrowed from a US library was returned 132 years late.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
If there might be any question as to which notes are involved in the borrowed division, a bracket is placed above them.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Households are facing $4.50-a-gallon gas and record $6.50-a-gallon diesel, as well as a rising cost of living and higher borrowing costs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Many expected rapidly rising borrowing costs would break something and spark a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Landlords are having to refinance when borrowing rates are roughly twice the level of five years ago, when many of these loans were made.
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