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[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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Rising rates mean higher costs for home mortgages, car loans and credit card balances, increasing the strain on household budgets.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Similar to negotiating rental costs, highlight your strengths when making the request: You pay your bill on time every month, or maybe your credit score recently increased, or you just got a big salary boost.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Find insight on Andreessen Horowitz, bitcoin ETFs, Carnival’s new credit card and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Such movements on global bond markets affect rates at which the US government can borrow money at, but also influence rates people pay for mortgages, car loans and credit cards.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

To my credit, though, I did find my way onto the correct ship just in time to see Elliot hack into his own leg.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

At the $25 million transaction price in Capstone shares, Hutchison calculates that Capstone paid less than a cent per pound for the copper resources alone, excluding by-product credits.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Only your record keeps accruing delayed retirement credits — generally 8% per year for someone with an FRA of 67 — after 67 up to 70.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Half of Agentforce bookings in the second quarter came from customers replenishing consumed credits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

“Unlike most ‘story by’ credits, I didn’t write a screenplay.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, on the Black Tiger monitor, the end credits had begun to scroll over an image of the game’s barbarian hero sitting on a throne with a slender princess at his side.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The track was produced with Egyptian composers Tamer Sakr and Wahid El-Meligy, as well as the multiplatinum Puerto Rican producer Eliel Lind Osorio, who is credited on hit songs “Dile” and “Hasta Abajo.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Hichilema - credited with stabilising the economy - swept to victory on 13 August with 60% of the vote, according to official results.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Inside the company he is credited with driving a push to make products more durable, reliable and resilient, and with design work that cut their carbon footprint.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Ms. Kusama has credited art with saving her life, and the work she leaves behind shows how she turned her own personal darkness into a joyful public light.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Andrews, according to statements credited to him, “didn’t feel anything about it. The time came, and I was doing what I had to do. That’s all there was to it.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Several of his Carolina team-mates were in attendance for his first-round win, with Samuel crediting their "fighting energy" with helping him "get the job done" against Machac.

From BBC Aug. 30, 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

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 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

They had innumerable stories of witchcraft to tell, as various as they were astonishing, and, while crediting nothing, she felt a quickened interest in the old squaw.

From Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life by Frances Parker




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