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Adding to his problems, most of the tenants in another building he has mortgaged are short on rent and long on excuses.

From New York Times • May 12, 2016

But the notion that IBM has mortgaged its future to do so is a hard case to make.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2014

East Side, West Side is the CBS-TV series to which Actor George C. Scott has mortgaged himself in order to pay for his gallant theatrical experiment, the Theater of Michigan Company.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most exasperating of all are the guests who change their minds after a concierge has mortgaged his or her reputation to procure a pair of orchestra seats.

From Time Magazine Archive

The government has mortgaged a substantial portion of its oil earnings, contributing to a shortage of revenues.

From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency