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Recent Examples of loan
Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Employees of those organizations will be barred from PSLF loan relief moving forward.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Love loaned around $52,800 to her campaign, records show.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The African Development Bank estimates that lending to agriculture accounts for less than 5% of loan portfolios in many African countries, as farmers are often seen as high-risk borrowers.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Employees of those organizations will be barred from PSLF loan relief moving forward.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
Costa Rican winger Kenyel Michel ($104,000) signed a 2½-year deal in August and was loaned back to Costa Rican club Alajuelense for the rest of the 2025 season.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Love loaned around $52,800 to her campaign, records show.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
Noun
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Yet, even as photovoltaic technology advances, engineers continue to chase a balance between efficiency, stability, and cost.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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Understanding automation and working to create the conditions where workers can benefit from technical advances is an important task for the twenty-first century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Because so much of the film would be shot in such close interiors, Lanthimos and his director of photography, Robbie Ryan, sought to build on their experiments with The Favourite and Poor Things by using a film format that could lend their images richness and grandeur despite the confines.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The natural silk cord lays comfortably on the skin and the kelp pendant lends an ethereal touch that is elegant but slightly bohemian.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Authorities said the pair took bribes to rig bets on pitches thrown during MLB games.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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There, colleges were deprived of their employees’ honest services because admissions staff and coaches accepted parents’ bribes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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