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Origin of borrowing
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at borrow, -ing 1
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A borrowing binge this year for big tech companies is giving debt investors fatigue and pushing up the cost of capital across the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"We were forced to secure short-term borrowing simply to fund end-of-season trophies," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Its debt payments now eat about a quarter of the national budget, and the government just penciled in a 3% borrowing cost, up from 2%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
A borrowing binge by big tech companies is causing investor fatigue and pushing up the cost of capital across the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Omakayas’s mother was well known for owning a pair of scissors, and other women were always borrowing them.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
Among the red flags that Di Mattia is tracking are the stock-market performances of companies whose borrowings are tied to AI hopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Another: a record public stock offering by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, just one in a series of mega IPOs, borrowings and share sales that could test investors’ appetite for AI and other bets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
The club also confirmed borrowings on a revolving credit facility on 31 March were £262.5m.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Excessive borrowings have long been central to financial crises.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Scholars have long acknowledged such borrowings as moccasins, maize, and military tactics—the Indian-style guerrilla skirmishes with which the rebellious colonists bedeviled British soldiers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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