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Recent Examples of loans
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Bank of America is giving Mountain BizWorks $2 million for low-interest small business loans with no payments on the loan’s principal in the first year.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
The law sets new caps on direct federal loans and eliminates the Graduate PLUS loan program, which many professional-degree seeking students use to cover living expenses while in school.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Starting next year, the legislation caps the amount of federal loans students can borrow for graduate school at $100,000 over a lifetime — and sets a lifetime loan limit of $200,000 for professional programs, such as medical, dental or law school.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
The Japanese side has said only 1% to 2% of the overall amount will be actual investment, with the rest being loans and loan guarantees.
—Sakura Murakami, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 12 Nov. 2025
This exhibition is presented through Bank of America’s Art in Our Communities program, which loans complete exhibitions at no cost to museums and nonprofit galleries.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
That's because, alongside standard HECM loans, Guild offers proprietary reverse mortgage products designed for higher-value homes and borrowers looking for larger loan amounts than federal limits allow.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Bank of America is giving Mountain BizWorks $2 million for low-interest small business loans with no payments on the loan’s principal in the first year.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
The law sets new caps on direct federal loans and eliminates the Graduate PLUS loan program, which many professional-degree seeking students use to cover living expenses while in school.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Starting next year, the legislation caps the amount of federal loans students can borrow for graduate school at $100,000 over a lifetime — and sets a lifetime loan limit of $200,000 for professional programs, such as medical, dental or law school.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
The Japanese side has said only 1% to 2% of the overall amount will be actual investment, with the rest being loans and loan guarantees.
—Sakura Murakami, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
SpaceX has shifted from selling the standard Starlink dish for $349 as part of new subscriber sign-ups to a new model in the US that loans out the hardware for free, requiring $0 upfront cost.
—PC Magazine, 12 Nov. 2025
This exhibition is presented through Bank of America’s Art in Our Communities program, which loans complete exhibitions at no cost to museums and nonprofit galleries.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loans
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And tech companies like Palantir and SpaceX are driving advances in the use of AI and space-based capabilities, respectively.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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More than 10 years after Chouest's arrest and conviction, in January, Parga was positively identified thanks to advances in DNA technology and through working with the DNA Doe Project, the sheriff's release said.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Most of the 200-plus companies Blue Owl lends to are in software; more than 70% of its loans are to that category, executives said Wednesday in a fourth-quarter earnings call.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Shinomiya’s sensibility — steeped in painterly craft and handmade ideosycracy, resistant to digital smoothness — lends the film a tactile quality that mirrors its thematic preoccupation with craftsmanship, ritual and reverence for the old ways.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Years later Och-Ziff, too, would plead guilty to paying bribes in several African countries, including Congo.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Alejandro Toledo, who was elected president after Fujimori, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for receiving millions in bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Loans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loans. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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