raising
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Facing potential tighter U.S. tech restrictions, Chinese AI startups are aggressively raising capital via loans and newly relaxed Shanghai IPO rules to build up computing power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
While his illness is terminal, Josh said keeping his sense of humour and making memories remained his top priorities, as well as raising awareness to boost brain tumour research funding.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Microsoft and its rivals have been scrambling to buy up artificial-intelligence hardware at a time when prices for key memory components have skyrocketed, raising questions about profits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
It is also more financially stretched; its debt-to-equity ratio is higher than Microsoft’s or Alphabet’s, and it is unclear how it can keep raising spending without borrowing a ton more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“You can tell them,” he said, raising his voice over the crowd.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Like barn raisings or pub quizzes, Pynchon may be best tackled among friends, with each contributor volunteering their insights and interpretations to inspire the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Notably, junior raisings point to a 2026 exploration boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
They learned a week before the first scheduled vote that they would be protected with nature-based solutions such as grasses and oyster reefs, house raisings, and basement fillings.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
"As China's re-opening happens, market activity will come in stages," said Edward Byun, Goldman Sachs' co-head of equity capital markets in Asia ex-Japan, adding that secondary market trading and follow-on capital raisings would benefit first.
From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2022
We here consider only the raisings which restored to the virtually dead their interrupted mortal life.
From Miracles and Supernatural Religion by Whiton, James Morris
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