have borrowed
- present perfect of borrow.
Example Sentences
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Those slides have raised concerns over people who have borrowed money to invest in stocks, leading to South Korean authorities taking action to curb the practice.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Hillerberg noted that if every short seller tried to close their position, it would take 5 to 6 days’ normal trading volume for them to buy back all the shares they have borrowed and sold.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
A growing number of self-identified pastors such as Dale Partridge, Joel Webbon, and Martin Sedra have borrowed influencer-style tactics to draw in viewers.
From Salon ● May 4, 2026
Those include surging oil prices and inflation risk since the Iran war started, as well as the disruption threat that new artificial-intelligence tools pose to software makers that have borrowed heavily from nonbank lenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
She may even have borrowed slaves while in Surinam; she mentions both “servants” and “slaves” that helped her plant, gather specimens, and travel through the jungle.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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