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Recent Examples of loan
Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Only about 16% of graduate students have relied on Grad PLUS loans, but the program accounted for 32% of federal-loan disbursements, according to a report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workplace.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Gladys Contreras, a voter and taxpayer within the district, whose now-adult daughter attended the district, said the district has its own issues and shouldn’t be spending large amounts of money on other districts, referring to the $25 million loaned to Isaac Elementary.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In September, Mayor Craig Greenberg announced a $2 million fund through the Louisville Economic Development Alliance’s METCO loan program.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Only about 16% of graduate students have relied on Grad PLUS loans, but the program accounted for 32% of federal-loan disbursements, according to a report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workplace.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Getting a government guarantee can persuade banks to loan money to new business ventures, even though financing them involves a degree of risk, Oetken said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Gladys Contreras, a voter and taxpayer within the district, whose now-adult daughter attended the district, said the district has its own issues and shouldn’t be spending large amounts of money on other districts, referring to the $25 million loaned to Isaac Elementary.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
Verb
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The friends then began attempting to collect more evidence and information and document the encounters through photography (thanks to a psychology professor lending him a camera) and journal entries.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Cash is lent out to earn interest.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The findings mark a crucial advance in understanding how human life begins, and how it might be repaired.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Wingtech is already on a US blacklist amid broader pressure aimed at curbing Beijing’s tech advances.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tom Homan did not take a bribe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
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The gift drew criticism from Democrats and others who said the jet looked like a bribe to Trump.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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