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The dismissal provoked criticism among Ukrainians who credit Mykhailo Fedorov for his efforts to modernize the country’s armed forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
You also have to qualify for membership in the credit union itself, which can be determined by where you live or work.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
She inflated the value of her businesses and used the money to invest in stocks and shares, as well as clearing credit card debts.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Unified is not getting enough credit for previous major budget reductions — to central office staffing, for example — that it has made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Nineteen eighties financial innovation had all sorts of consequences, but one of them was a boom in the number of deals between big financial firms that required them to take each other’s credit risks.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Other sensitive topics are what role it determines carbon capture technology can play in businesses or whether they can acquire carbon credits from programmes outside the EU that would be counted towards their emissions reductions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
His notable credits include films “The Hunt for Red October,” “The Piano” and “Evil Angels” and shows “The Tudors” and “Apples Never Fall.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Rival toy company Spin Master, meanwhile, credits advances in automation for helping it streamline its manufacturing process for a modernized version of its Rubik’s Cube it is introducing later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
This way, you don’t have to worry so much about the value of your points, because they’ll usually convert directly into statement credits or money deposited into your bank account at a consistent, flat rate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The movie played on and then finished and then ran its credits, went to black screen, clicked off, rewound, started playing automatically again; I kept on gluing.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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The scheme was popular, credited with speeding up procurement and driving innovation.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Phil debut in a program that included the premiere of “The Art of the Goal,” celebrating Los Angeles Football Club, and that was credited jointly to filmmaker Josh Kahn and composer Adam Schoenberg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
The landmark Endangered Species Act -- passed in 1973 and credited with saving the bald eagle, the American alligator and other iconic species -- prohibits "taking" endangered species.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
British architect Edwin Lutyens was credited with blending European styles and Indian architectural motifs in the new imperial capital, which was inaugurated in 1931.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The training squadron was another unique innovation for this regiment, a bright idea credited to their commander, Yevdokia Bershanskaya.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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A recent social media video shows Portuguese fans similarly collecting rubbish from the stands with large plastic bags, with many social media users crediting the Japanese with starting this trend.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
Others focused on the brass and bronze, the enormous American flags and the presidential seal, carved into a stone wall, and crediting Donald J. Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The mayor has repeatedly defended the program, crediting it with a 17.5% reduction in “unsheltered homelessness” — the number of people living on the street or in their vehicles — over a two-year span.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
He asks you to take care of them and collect dividends and interest when they are due, crediting them to his account.
From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose
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