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credo

[kree-doh, kray-] / ˈkri doʊ, ˈkreɪ- /
NOUN
belief
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And Kobe Bryant’s famous “job’s not finished” postseason credo really is about taking it one step at a time, all the way across the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It also updated the principles that make up the “Novo Way,” the company’s longstanding internal credo, to focus on customers, competitiveness and speed.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Treating people based on their merits rather than their status or sensibilities is the renewed American credo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

We’re going to contain that so that we can keep the ’90s credo going.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

By translating credo into the English first person plural, we believe, the Church no longer reminds the listener that he is alone.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Bronner inherited his verbosity and gumption from his grandfather, Emanuel Bronner, who originally crammed all-caps, feel-good credos onto the labels of his soap bottles in the 1940s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

There are credos that both teams have been oft-repeating for the last few days.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

Here’s a look at crackpot credos that flourished and foundered in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

One of their credos is “Hang Out, Do Good,” which is actually the name of one of the resistance organizations out here.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2019

Naturally much of the booksellers' wares was religious—paternosters, aves, credos, &c. chancel: the east end of a church in which is the altar, separated from the rest of the church by a screen or railings.

From The History of London by Sir Walter Besant


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