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[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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In June, lawmakers approved a major expansion of the funding allocated each year to the state’s film and television tax credit program, moving to raise that cap to $750 million from $330 million.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

This is longer than those 10 years that the bankruptcy filing stays on your credit report.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

"If you're not making the tips, what good is the tax credit?" he fumed.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Still, both sides have big cash cushions that—along with revenue and Ebitda growth—let them absorb 12-24 months of elevated capex without significantly hurting credit quality.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Part of me was sure Green had known that when he made me do the job, but maybe that was giving him too much credit.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

Fawaz later added generative AI credits to the song after a backlash.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Motor City” contains around five lines from the opening moments to the end credits.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

I'd expect that from the shallow, pompous best-friend character who would try to get between us, but not from the guy I was supposed to end up with before the credits rolled.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

When a man credited with saving at least a billion people from starvation asks you to pay attention to something, it isn’t a message you forget or ignore.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Jackson has subsequently credited Emery with transforming his understanding of the game.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

This book is widely credited with the skyrocketing sales of vitamin C at the time, a trend that continues today.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Tony Crittendon, the assigner of football officials for the City Section, credited the improved sportsmanship to players, coaches and officials.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Several natural enemies of the spotted alfalfa aphid, an accidental import from the Middle East, are credited with saving the California alfalfa industry.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

In other words it was suggested he had used the work of another academic without adequately crediting them.

From BBC Aug. 15, 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 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

This he did, crediting each botanist with his work.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers




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