mortgages

Definition of mortgagesnext
present tense third-person singular of mortgage
as in commits
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 mortgages Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars. Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
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  • Shorter stays don’t give the nervous system enough time to settle out of reactive scrolling patterns, which is why properties like Adhara Retreat in Tuscany build their programs around an eight-day arc and the Hridaya retreat in Portugal commits guests to five days, three of them in full silence.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
  • The Dawgs lost three blue-chip commits in the last month, including five-star cornerback Donte Wright, who flipped to the Miami Hurricanes less than a week ago.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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  • City Thrift pledges clean and organized stores with constantly changing inventory.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
  • Yarbo customers will be able to decide whether that feature even gets installed in the first place, cofounder Kenneth Kohlmann pledges to The Verge.
    Sean Hollister, The Verge, 11 May 2026

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“Mortgages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgages. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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