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Origin of borrowing
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at borrow, -ing 1
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Higher borrowing costs add pressure to public finances as debt servicing already exceeds defense spending, they noted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, Cleveland Fed boss Beth Hammack reiterated her view that borrowing costs need to rise despite the latest run of figures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It has been most acutely felt by people who used leverage - a form of borrowing in the financial markets.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The latest readings on inflation could deter central bank from raising borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
This includes older blended traditions such as rumba and samba, newer but well-established blended genres such as reggae and Afrobeat, and groups with unique experimental sounds borrowing from more than one tradition.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
If that happens, he said, it could raise bills for electric customers since the utility may have to pay a higher interest rate for new borrowings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The drop followed an announcement that SpaceX would issue its first investment-grade dollar bonds to raise an unspecified amount for repaying outstanding borrowings under its bridge loan facility.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The club also confirmed borrowings on a revolving credit facility on 31 March were £262.5m.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Excessive borrowings have long been central to financial crises.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
They took turns reciting Homeric genealogies, full of falsifications and borrowings from real life, and sometimes they fought over this or that favorite real uncle or aunt, and had to bargain like casting directors.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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