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“Concerns over AI-related investment and credit risks persist,” Commerzbank Research analysts say in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"The other people here were just, they did so much more than me... they deserve the credit."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Instead, they insist that the details will be provided after they have carried out a “soft credit check.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Think carefully about your Social Security, Medicare, credit cards and bank accounts before picking your new home overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
For weeks he hounded Bank of America until they agreed to sell him $5 million in credit default swaps.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The bigger picture is that as the market for data center financing matures and a wider variety of bonds and business models come to market, investors might be differentiating more between credits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Stewart leaves ladders by his house so any community members who stay behind can reach the roof, and Sierka credits a neighbor for keeping that house standing during Woolsey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Zimbo also credits various organisations across Birmingham which are working with young people and delivering projects, and the impact that is having.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The remaining 10 percent would have had to be compensated for through various credits obtained among other things by using low-carbon steel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
He’d fought for tax cuts and credits for the working poor and was focused on cutting prescription drug costs for senior citizens.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Emmanuel Saez, an economist who teaches at University of California, Berkeley, is credited as one of the authors of Proposition 40.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The 26-year-old guard who is on his fifth team in six seasons credited his journeyman history for helping him get comfortable with a do-it-all role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The company credited “strengthened operational discipline and medical cost management.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Today wasn't a good match from my side. I didn't feel good," said Alcaraz, who also credited 39th-ranked Bergs for serving strongly and taking his chances.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
White didn’t mention one detail to Pyle: the girl who had been taken hostage credited White with protecting her and her brother.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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On Monday, Washington posted a tribute to comedian Reggie McFadden, crediting the “In Living Color” actor with introducing him to his wife more than 30 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Instead of collapsing, Salesforce last month reported better-than-projected sales and profits, crediting AI for an assist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The previous record was 35 days and Woods did it in just 29, crediting ice cream slushies for helping her power through.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
If policymakers issue a forecast, they start crediting evidence that confirms it and discounting evidence that doesn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
You maintain my ears deceived me; I persist in crediting their evidence.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various
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