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Recent Examples of refinance
Applications to refinance a home loan, which are most sensitive to weekly rate changes, increased 1% for the week and were 20% higher than the same week one year ago.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, those who plan to refinance in the future may be disappointed to hear that economists and housing market experts don’t expect a meaningful decrease any time soon.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Would-be home buyers and homeowners looking to refinance their mortgages got a rare break this week after months of stubbornly high borrowing costs.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Mortgage applications were about 11% higher in the most recent week, with applications to refinance up 23%, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, those who plan to refinance in the future may be disappointed to hear that economists and housing market experts don’t expect a meaningful decrease any time soon.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Would-be home buyers and homeowners looking to refinance their mortgages got a rare break this week after months of stubbornly high borrowing costs.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Mortgage applications were about 11% higher in the most recent week, with applications to refinance up 23%, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refinance
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Without visiting a lot or dealership spaces, prospective car buyers can browse inventory, finance their purchase, and arrange a delivery of a car to their home or office, from a laptop, tablet, or smartphone.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the other crimes, court documents note Denis allegedly aided in filing false joint tax returns in 2018, 2019 and 2020, resulting in claims of hundreds of thousands of fraudulent refunds each year.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The album’s sales gain was aided by the wide release of its standard 12-track CD to brick-and-mortar retailers.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
14 Sep. 2025
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More significantly, Abu Dhabi funded the development of Russia’s unique Pantsir-S1 medium-range air defense system, receiving units up to three years before the Russian Army even did.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Princeton University runs an apprenticeship program, partially funded by the Department of Energy, which offers training in more than a dozen fields including welding and cybersecurity.—
Liam Knox,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The move underwrites expanded faculty, student fellowships, global programming, and the Center for Global Futures.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The giants of Silicon Valley have a lot in common with Laura Ingalls Wilder, who portrayed her life on the prairie as a triumph of self-sufficiency, barely mentioning that the government underwrote the railroads, provided the farmland and tided the family through rough winters.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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That same year the Clippers and Aspiration signed deals that contemplated a $300 million partnership for Aspiration to sponsor the Clippers’ arena and the team’s jersey patch.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cruise lines select godmothers – and sometimes godfathers – to sponsor new ships as part of a maritime tradition intended to bring luck and safe passage to the vessel and its passengers.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Building strategic relationships, developing capabilities and staying close to customer needs helps position businesses to capitalize when clarity emerges.—
Talbott Roche,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles quickly capitalized, marching 59 yards before Jalen Hurts scored on a quarterback sneak to extend the lead to 20-10.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Frequently, capital comes with deep industry roots — a former music executive backing a music startup, or a healthcare veteran funding a medtech company.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Former Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins is endorsing City Council President Mary Sheffield for mayor, in a pivotal move that could help the current city council president also shore up her former opponent's strong support base.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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More than a dozen environmental organizations sent the city a joint letter this month endorsing the new plan, which was funded by both federal and state grants.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Refinance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refinance. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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