as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
Merchants underwriting transatlantic voyages spread the risk of early global trade.
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Jim Williamson, Fortune, 26 May 2026
That’s left the threat of a trade battle on top of the current legal challenge, which is holding back implementation of the OSA to underwrite the cost of homegrown content production in the streaming era.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Nearly two dozen banks will be underwriting the IPO and offering shares to investors, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Citigroup.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Much of that is being underwritten by three pro-Israel billionaires with deep pockets, including GOP megadonors Paul Singer and John Paulson.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Jim Williamson, Fortune, 26 May 2026
That’s left the threat of a trade battle on top of the current legal challenge, which is holding back implementation of the OSA to underwrite the cost of homegrown content production in the streaming era.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Nearly two dozen banks will be underwriting the IPO and offering shares to investors, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Citigroup.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Much of that is being underwritten by three pro-Israel billionaires with deep pockets, including GOP megadonors Paul Singer and John Paulson.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
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But the shortages were evident during an April reporting trip by NPR, and the State Department did not respond to multiple requests for additional details on what that $23 million is funding.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
13 June 2026
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Caught in the middle are Senate Republicans, who had to spend months to fund border enforcement agencies and are now navigating the dispute over FISA, even after lawmakers reached a bipartisan compromise.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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The program is financed through donations to the Colorado Golf Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the CGA.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
13 June 2026
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Last summer’s approximate £235million transfer spend on the likes of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko was financed, in part, by several RCF drawdowns.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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The unsettling truth is that nearly every robust source of middle-class jobs left in New York City—health care, social services, and education—is directly or indirectly subsidized by the same public dollars now under strain.—
Michael Dresdale,
Washington Post,
5 June 2026
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The proposal would also prohibit local governments from offering economic development incentives for the projects and require that data center contracts with public utilities include provisions that prevent consumers from subsidizing the cost of their energy needs.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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