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[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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Higher interest rates affect borrowing costs, however, which means mortgages, credit cards and personal loans could get more expensive for millions, even as savings rates improve.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

When the Bank of England increases its base rate, credit card borrowing costs also tend to increase, although the impact is not always immediate.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Keeping a trim rating on the stock, Lead tells clients in a note that higher credit impairment charges were the largest driver of the lender’s second-half earnings miss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Yet the yearly increase would come almost entirely from private credit, which tends to be unrated, according to BofA’s latest estimates.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Because we’re taking him out of his high interest rate credit card debt and putting him into lower interest rate mortgage debt.’

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Lin, who is also a professor in the university's College of Arts and Science, credits Mizzou's collaborative research environment with helping advance discoveries like these.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The credits roll, and we see him talking in the background, silently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

He credits the women for their bravery during what has been at times a "deeply uncomfortable" process.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Much of the focus last year had to do with the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which were given to middle-class Americans to lower the cost of their premiums.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

To that end, I was studying at night with UNISA, short for the University of South Africa, a respected educational institution that offered credits and degrees by correspondence.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Typically, to commit to a school, a student pays a nonrefundable deposit of a few hundred dollars, later credited toward tuition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"We did it!" shouted Chuck Schmidt, 76, hugging a younger voter as he credited upcoming generations with the party's success.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

His campaign was bilingual, and “the Spanish vote” was credited — or blamed — for his victory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Company CEO Jim Anderson credited growing demand and manufacturing scale for the earnings beat.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Eventually, William was credited as their sole creator.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

It handily beat estimates while crediting AI investments for its rosy outlook.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Kessler deflected his success, crediting the play of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

Travis Kalanick, the ousted founder of Uber, resurfaced publicly this year, crediting that very dynamic as he pushed his newest AI-focused startup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

We are really crediting the vicious with a degree of intelligence and reflective power quite unwarranted by the facts of the case.

From Determinism or Free-Will? by Chapman Cohen


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