Example Sentences

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The hyperscalers are borrowing to pay for their building spree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Lawyers for the plaintiffs are borrowing strategies used in the 1990s and 2000s against the tobacco industry, which faced a similar onslaught of lawsuits arguing that companies knowingly sold a harmful product.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

In echoes of past financial disasters, people are borrowing money to buy crypto, a highly volatile asset.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Millions of people are borrowing to pay essential bills at Christmas, charities warn, with energy debts a key concern as prices are set to rise again.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

Among the additional financing options available are borrowing from the general fund, financing half of the hospital insurance fund with general revenues, and increasing the payroll tax rate.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy