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[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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This could potentially weigh on risk assets, widen credit spreads, and push implied volatility higher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Not long after, he said, Chase canceled two of his credit cards citing points abuse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

If expectations for additional Fed rate hikes lead investors to reassess credit risk, spreads could widen further, pushing implied volatility higher and putting downward pressure on equity prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

The $2,500-per-student credit covers tuition fees and course materials for undergraduates, but it does not cover room-and-board costs or other personal expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

“But credit for this dish goes to Mrs. Bardell.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Throughout his career, which spanned from the early 1960s to the years right before his death, Skerritt earned more than 170 film credits across television and film, according to his IMDb page.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Shane Clifford, Carlyle’s head of global wealth, credits the partnership with expanding existing relationships with clients and helping win new business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

EV demand in the U.S. cratered following the end of incentive credits last year, leading Tesla to recapture most of the American EV market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

He credits the many people who cared about him for helping him piece his life back together.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

My idea of life, it’s what happens when they’re rolling the credits.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

Khmara credited Zelensky's "firm stance" on the issue, judging that it was "bearing fruit".

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

He credited the experience and dedication of the Wave Neuroscience team with helping make that accelerated progress possible.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

There was a moment where it was credited to AI “artists.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

A “stroad” tries to do both tasks at once, said Charles Marohn, the engineer widely credited with coining the term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Cannily, Lyell advised Darwin to have both papers presented simultaneously at the meeting of the Linnean Society that summer so that both Darwin and Wallace could simultaneously be credited for their discoveries.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Being a leader means crediting others when things go well, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

On Monday, Washington posted a tribute to comedian Reggie McFadden, crediting the “In Living Color” actor with introducing him to his wife more than 30 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Instead of collapsing, Salesforce last month reported better-than-projected sales and profits, crediting AI for an assist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Confederates should be foremost in crediting him with all that his admirers so justly claim, and ask at the same time that his great adversary be measured by the same high standards.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by James Longstreet


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