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“Neither of those is accurate. We are clearly in a credit cycle. It’s not a particularly bad one, but there will be winners and losers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"I have to give Jen and Trev a lot of credit for the culture that they have created."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Fund managers say the performance fluctuations are standard in private credit, which focuses on lending to companies with low credit ratings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Households in receipt of housing benefit, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit and universal credit qualify.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“I keep track of how much trash everyone collects. Like Eddie said, it’s extra credit, so it’s totally optional. But if you’re interested, I can add your name to the list.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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His other credits included All Saints' chart-topping album Saints & Sinners and U2's 2002 single Electrical Storm, which was featured on a compilation album by the Irish band.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Her other TV credits include Casualty and The Bill, and she is also a former winner of Celebrity MasterChef.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Nearly three dozen indie movies, along with big animated films from Disney and DreamWorks Animation, are among the recipients of California’s latest round of film tax credits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In addition to other requirements, projects that receive the credits will have to set aside a portion of new housing units as affordable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The opening credits began, lighting the room by a token amount.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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During his tenure at Ethiopian Airlines, Gebremariam was credited with expanding the fleet nearly threefold and growing it into Africa's most profitable airline.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“It’s really a complete revolution,” said Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, a sleep-medicine professor at Stanford University who led Takeda’s final studies and is credited for pioneering the science behind it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Harrell was credited with contributing to both projects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
“This agreement with Merlin ensures participating artists are credited and compensated, and that every creation drives listeners back to the original work,” Charlie Hellman, Spotify’s global head of music, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
When George Naylor delivers his truckload of corn, it is weighed and graded and his account is credited with that day’s price per bushel.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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The award-winning author testified during the trial, describing the attack and crediting a firefighter with saving his life by providing medical care.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
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
Bass used the evening to tout her Inside Safe program, crediting it with reducing street homelessness by 17.5%.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
We are really crediting the vicious with a degree of intelligence and reflective power quite unwarranted by the facts of the case.
From Determinism or Free-Will? by Cohen, Chapman
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