Example Sentences

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He’s now the “AI and crypto czar” for the White House, one of a handful of major tech funders to have lent his name to the president’s project.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Both funds, so-called business development companies, have lent heavily to software companies, a sector where investors have grown skeptical of their growth prospects due to advancements in artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Credit has become a major concern for some investors, due to the large amount of money many private-markets firms have lent to software businesses for many years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Banks have lent a relatively small amount of money to the private-credit funds that make the loans.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

The room was not impressively large, even by Manhattan apartment-house standards, but its accumulated furnishings might have lent a snug appearance to a banquet hall in Valhalla.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger