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[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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Reporters, to their credit, refused and walked out rather than sign away their independence.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

BlackRock completed the purchase of private credit company HPS a year ago.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

“Many of the hyperscalers are beginning to undo years of carefully manicured capital allocation, with share buybacks now making way for share issues,” says John Lloyd, Janus Henderson’s global head of multisector credit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“We give little credit to the claims of David Ellison,” Bonta said during Tuesday’s town hall with a group of industry workers and activists who launched the #BlocktheMerger campaign in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

In 1998, AIG FP entered the new market for corporate credit default swaps: It sold insurance to banks against the risk of defaults by huge numbers of investment-grade public corporations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The benefits, like annual hotel credits, TSA PreCheck and a complimentary DoorDash DashPass membership, sounded great, but my college lifestyle didn’t justify using them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Grisetti’s regional credits also include “Spamalot” in Las Vegas, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” at the Reprise Theatre, “Beauty & the Beast” and “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” in La Mirada.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

His other on screen credits included the mystery drama series Apples Never Fall, alongside Annette Bening.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The student sleuths include Hannah Metcalf, a senior, who has already taken the course and wanted back in regardless of credits; her gifts as a forensic detective seem pretty advanced, but she’s a natural.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Before I knew it, the credits were rolling.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

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

After losing both parents while attending college, he became the legal guardian of his younger sister, an experience he often credited with shaping his sense of responsibility and public service.

From Salon Jul. 12, 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

Mexico’s defensive performance has been credited to the direction of Rafa Márquez, a former Barcelona player who is one of Mexico’s assistant coaches.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Long after the suffragists’ goals had been met, many of them credited the index cards with having helped them immeasurably in convincing certain congressmen to support their cause.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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

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

"Construction has been booming," he told AFP before withdrawing cash, crediting various family support programmes introduced for the upswing.

From Barron's Mar. 29, 2026

Fully crediting this story, and knowing, moreover, that China was opposite to us, I had often taken down my atlas and hunted through that ancient empire, in hopes of finding a corresponding sheet of water.

From The Haunted Homestead A Novel by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte




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