as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
And nearly all flood-insurance policies in the U.S. are underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program, which had $3.7 billion available to pay claims as of March.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
This campaign is underwritten by US Bank, and the deadline to adopt a family is Nov. 15.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
The gala was again underwritten by Gucci and roughly half of the notable looks were from Gucci’s creative director and gala committee chair Sabato De Sarno.
—Mark Guiducci, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Policies are underwritten by Nationwide and offer strong coverage of emergency accident and illness situations, as well as emergency evacuation scenarios.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
This campaign is underwritten by US Bank, and the deadline to adopt a family is Nov. 15.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
The gala was again underwritten by Gucci and roughly half of the notable looks were from Gucci’s creative director and gala committee chair Sabato De Sarno.
—Mark Guiducci, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Policies are underwritten by Nationwide and offer strong coverage of emergency accident and illness situations, as well as emergency evacuation scenarios.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for underwrite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
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Cable networks still churn out millions in profits for media giants, who then use those profits to fund their streaming ambitions.Tim Baysinger, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Washington D.C., on behalf of 250 families and survivors of the attack, alleges Iran funded, planned and coordinated the attack with Hamas.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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For many building owners, especially those managing older properties or smaller buildings, financing these improvements can be a major barrier.Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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State of play: Tuesday's 6-1 vote came hours after Rays leaders sent a letter to commissioners saying their delay in approving bonds to finance the stadium wrecked the team's plans to open the ballpark for the 2028 season.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the post-pandemic era, the U.S. economy has struggled with inflation, undermining voters’ willingness to subsidize wealthy allies and fund foreign wars in perpetuity.Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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Switzerland voted in 2022 to introduce its own streamer tax-and-quota system; Canada passed legislation to force foreign platforms to directly subsidize local content; and in 2022 Netflix started to pay local taxes in Australia on earnings from that country's users.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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