Example Sentences

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The bank had lent to a private-credit-fund-linked special purpose vehicle which had on-lent to the defaulted borrower.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

A five-year federal investigation into Wiederhorn, prompted by fraud allegations at Capital Consultants, a firm he did business with, revealed that he had lent himself some $65 million from Wilshire that he never repaid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Ninety-six seconds remained in the latest meeting of the crosstown showdown — a game that, in recent memory, had lent itself to late-game heroics on this very hardwood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

After it defaulted, Evergrande tried to work with private lenders and international investors who had lent it tens of billions of dollars overseas.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Now Geyer asked to borrow a shovel, and Ryves returned with the same one he had lent the tenant.

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