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tap

[tap] / tæp /






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And if last week's reporting on LIV is accurate, the money tap from their Saudi Arabian benefactors might soon dry up.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In fact, peers have continued to tap private credit demand, with Upstart Holdings and Klarna Group recently announcing forward-flow and whole-loan sale facilities.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The $1 billion add-on is the latest part of CoreWeave’s strategy to tap various avenues of institutional capital.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The deal follows a strategic review of Aegon U.K. and supports the group’s ambition to focus on the U.S. to tap into the country’s booming life and retirement market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The pilots became so adept with the tap code that they started inventing shortcuts, a kind of low-tech texting.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin