as in to commit
to obligate by prior agreement
I've mortgaged all my free time this week to the hospice and won't be able to come to the party
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Recent Examples of mortgage
Python member Eric Idle approached Harrison and was amazed when the musician not only put up the cash but — together with manager Denis O’Brien — mortgaged his home to form HandMade Films and do so.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Stop mortgaging our future for vanity projects.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
After going a combined 3-of-15 from 3-point range in Games 1 and 2, the player the Magic mortgaged four first-round picks for had yet to justify that investment in this series.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
In addition, the Jets could mortgage some of their future draft picks to acquire players.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Stop mortgaging our future for vanity projects.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
After going a combined 3-of-15 from 3-point range in Games 1 and 2, the player the Magic mortgaged four first-round picks for had yet to justify that investment in this series.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
In addition, the Jets could mortgage some of their future draft picks to acquire players.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Separately, Hernandez-Ponce and Cerritos were also convicted on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit a robbery, authorities said.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Pearl River Film and Media has joined forces with Black Body Interactive and Meng Guo Ji Media to establish a dedicated studio with Chinese author Guo Ni, committing to adapt eight of her youth and sci-fi franchises for the screen, with Baidu AI Cloud on board as a production technology partner.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The two countries pledge to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to start a 60-day negotiation, extendable by mutual consent, to reach a final agreement.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
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The stock’s recent growth — Nano Nuclear is ahead 33% over the past three months — comes in the wake of hyperscalers such as Amazon and Nvidia pledging at least a combined $700 billion to construct AI data centers.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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“Mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgage. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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