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Recent Examples of loan
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Earlier this month in state Superior Court, a special servicer representing Fallas’ lender asked for a judicial foreclosure of the property, alleging that Fallas had stopped making payments on a $32 million loan dating to 2017.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
Other repeat candidates appearing on the special election ballot included Democrat Rakhi Israni, a first-time political candidate who loaned her campaign over $1 million of her own money; and Republicans Wendy Huang and Dena Maldonado.
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Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Noun
In 2023, Redwood also secured a $2 billion conditional loan from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program, the same initiative that helped put Tesla on the map.
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Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Earlier this month in state Superior Court, a special servicer representing Fallas’ lender asked for a judicial foreclosure of the property, alleging that Fallas had stopped making payments on a $32 million loan dating to 2017.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Verb
In the subsequent 2012–13 season Kane was loaned first to Norwich City and then to Leicester City.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
Other repeat candidates appearing on the special election ballot included Democrat Rakhi Israni, a first-time political candidate who loaned her campaign over $1 million of her own money; and Republicans Wendy Huang and Dena Maldonado.
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Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
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But compared to devastating events that arrive suddenly with little notice, scientists know well in advance that El Niño is coming.
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Powell said China has such operations lined up and planned well in advance and waits for such triggering events.
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The bulk of Venezuelan oil exports have historically flowed to China, and Chinese companies have financed extensive infrastructure projects and investments across the country, with Beijing lending billions to Caracas in recent decades.
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Rich reds, electric greens, and tropical blues appear in many of our summer collections and are taking over city streets from Paris to New York, lending everything a sporty, high-energy joie de vivre.
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The judge who acquitted Spilotro, Cook County Criminal Court Judge Thomas Maloney, was later convicted of accepting bribes and fixing criminal cases — though Spilotro's conviction was not part of the case against Maloney.
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Kimble pleaded guilty in 2019 to multiple federal offenses, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, healthcare fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, making false claims and offering kickbacks and bribes.
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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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