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[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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The stolen data did not include Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, financial account information, credit or debit card information or account passwords.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“Be cautious of unexpected emails, phone calls, or text messages” related to the incident, including claims that the caller is from ETS or the state or a credit monitoring company, officials also warned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

U.S. stocks fell as fears mounted that artificial-intelligence profits would not come soon enough to meet increasingly expensive credit obligations for CoreWeave and other aspiring hyperscalers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

When you reside outside the United States, your credit history doesn’t follow you.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

At worst, if you bought credit default swaps on $100 million in subprime mortgage bonds you might wind up shelling out premium for six years—call it $12 million.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

His composing credits also include the 2007 film adaptation of “Hairspray,” “Pretty Ugly People,” “An Omar Broadway Film,” “Sorority Row” and short film “Dragula,” according to his IMDb profile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

“The Court credits Defendant’s concerns regarding jury contamination and prediction-market activity as genuine,” Judge Tony Graf wrote in a ruling last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Even the most abrasive moments are calibrated to present Lisa in a good light - but the director credits the star with ensuring the film was not a mere puff piece.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

I still have credits, and they don’t exactly let you get your money back because your date doesn’t like arcades.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Carter is widely credited with ushering the “Born This Way” singer into superstardom in the aughts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

It is widely credited as being one of the best US TV series of the 21st century.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

In the past, Anwar appealed to Malaysians for solidarity towards migrants who fled upheaval in Myanmar credited to Min Aung Hlaing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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

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

Ms. Townsend later posted the footage, crediting Ms. McMillan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Things have since quietened, she says, crediting patrols by the army and government-backed vigilantes, but the atmosphere is still tense.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

WPP shares surged after the advertising group said its key top-line metric fell less sharply last quarter, with CEO Cindy Rose crediting her turnaround plan with driving a run of account wins, Adrià Calatayud writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Confederates should be foremost in crediting him with all that his admirers so justly claim, and ask at the same time that his great adversary be measured by the same high standards.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by James Longstreet


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