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credit

[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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Where difficulties will arise is in the sectors where the cheap-money era is most embedded: private equity and private credit.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The credit-card company posted higher sales and profit in the second quarter, thanks to higher spending among its credit card members.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Nehls only disclosed a handful of bank accounts, stock and a mutual fund — all worth less than $15,000, while listing liabilities in the form of revolving credit from three credit card companies.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

To OpenAI’s credit, it disclosed this incident publicly, although I have to wonder if there would have been any way to keep this quiet in the insular tech world.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

I’ll give her credit, though: She made up a can of dough balls for our bait.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Customers specifically criticized the $250 in DoorDash credits, which could only be used $10 at a time on orders of $50 or more.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

But the company's earnings press release said profitability was dented by lower vehicle sales prices, lower revenue from regulatory credits and unspecified "energy warranty-related charges."

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Hiddleston, who studied classics in college, for which he credits his trip to Pompeii, and so speaks a little Latin, is puckishly identified in a title as “amateur classicist.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Also of interest to Wall Street are automotive gross margins excluding credits, a measure of the health of Tesla’s core vehicle business.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

She used to check on Mitt during the credits, making sure he hadn’t been stolen.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

In 1922, Georgia’s governor credited Felton with having “all the qualities of heart and head that equip one for broad and constructive statesmanship.”

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

“To my surprise, the proceeds from the sale were credited to my money-market settlement fund.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

In May 2024, the youngest of six was credited as “Vivienne Jolie” on the Playbill for “The Outsiders,” a play she co-produced with her mom.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

A former national campaign co-ordinator for Labour, Mahmood oversaw the party's Batley & Spen by-election win in 2021 which some have credited with saving Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership following a defeat in Hartlepool months earlier.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

You had to be rude at least sometimes and edgy often to be credited with “personality,” and without that accolade no one at Devon could be anyone.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

While crediting Spahn with helping the CDU return to power, the chancellor added: "Credibility is the most valuable asset in politics."

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

He described Arne Slot as the "perfect bridge" after Klopp left, crediting the Dutchman's support for him off the pitch too.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The board’s compensation committee said Zaslav “exceeded expectations” and “over-delivered with respect to his strategic goals,” crediting his leadership for increasing shareholder value, according to the company’s proxy statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

The 2nd Circuit relied on the long-familiar Mathews test here, crediting the government’s concerns about flight risks, but ultimately ruling in favor of requiring a bond hearing given the length of Black’s and G.M.’s detentions.

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

The news we had received, and which we had agreed in crediting, was the end of all hope.

From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by Pittenger, William




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