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Recent Examples of borrow Johnson’s finance team confirmed the downgrades would add to the city’s cost to borrow, but did not say by how much. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025 Megan Hilty, now in Death Becomes Her, reportedly borrowed Meryl Streep’s Playbill bio verbatim — a power move if ever there was one. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025 These machines also tend to be bulky, loud, and heavy—another reason they're better borrowed than bought. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025 Investors are demanding the government pay a higher premium to keep borrowing, as the total debt has crossed $36.1 trillion. Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for borrow
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  • The term smart city, which first began to appear in the 1990s, is used to describe an urban area that adopts innovative digital technologies, data, sensors, and connectivity to improve a community’s livability, workability, and sustainability.
    Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • At the heart of the conference is the push to ratify the High Seas Treaty, adopted in 2023.
    Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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  • The New York progressive has embraced the Democratic socialist label, despite pushback from within her own party.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
  • Although the world has embraced contactless payments, some markets still use cash.
    Gregory Robinson, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025

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“Borrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrow. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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