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Recent Examples of loan
Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 July 2025
There are also new deductions for tip income, overtime earnings and car loan interest, with varying eligibility requirements.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 July 2025
Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
The hosts talk about the company’s unique business history—Céspedes bought it out of bankruptcy after loaning the owners $700,000—and whether there’s an opportunity for the company to make metal bats to sell to youth players.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025
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Verb
Trump on July 4 signed a measure that extends his 2017 tax cuts and includes new tax breaks, including on tipped wages, overtime pay and car loans.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 July 2025
There are also new deductions for tip income, overtime earnings and car loan interest, with varying eligibility requirements.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 July 2025
Noun
Kennealy’s decision to loan his campaign $400,000 and plan to loan another $1.6 million ahead of the 2026 election comes after state campaign finance regulators in April dismissed his request to reconsider the limit on the amount candidates can loan themselves each election cycle.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
The hosts talk about the company’s unique business history—Céspedes bought it out of bankruptcy after loaning the owners $700,000—and whether there’s an opportunity for the company to make metal bats to sell to youth players.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
Verb
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George needs to find more money, but no one is lending.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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All were dressed in white, as was the quartet of singers who lent their own sweet harmonizing to the proceedings.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Reforms like Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution and Zero-Base Budgeting demanded that all federal agencies and initiatives define outcomes in advance and justify expenses with quantifiable projections.—
Time,
Time,
30 July 2025
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For instance, Steve Maggard, Cone Denim president, said the needle and laundry cost is lower in Asia, but there’s less flexibility and purchasing decisions must be made further in advance.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Singer took in more than $25 million from his clients as part of the scheme, paid bribes totaling more than $7 million and used more than $15 million for his own benefit, according to prosecutors.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Given Paramount’s recent capitulation to President Trump in the CBS News lawsuit, the Writers Guild of America has significant concerns that The Late Show’s cancellation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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